Where does Vehicle Service Group, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vehicle Service Group, LLC ranks #7,097 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Vehicle Service Group, LLC hold?

Vehicle Service Group, LLC holds 47 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Vehicle Service Group, LLC's Innovation Score?

Vehicle Service Group, LLC has an Innovation Score of 56.5 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Vehicle Service Group, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Vehicle Service Group, LLC's recent grant velocity is +79% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Vehicle Service Group, LLC's patents?

Vehicle Service Group, LLC's patents average 17.6 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Vehicle Service Group, LLC patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Vehicle Service Group, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Vehicle Service Group, LLC focus on?

Vehicle Service Group, LLC's top technology area is B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load) with 33 patents, ranking #10 of 447 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 34 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 47 granted patents across 34 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vehicle ranks #7,097 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 47 patents across 34 technology areas.

#7,097
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.5/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: +79%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7097 · US Corporation #7,097 · 47 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 47 grants
UPPER-Q #7,097/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH TricorBraun
CPC-FOCUS B66F · 34 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +79% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: TricorBraun Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Vehicle’s 56.5 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 13.4 pts (24%) Velocity 12.0 pts (21%) Breadth 20.6 pts (36%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Huf Hülsbeck &… · near

57
Mitsui Mining &… · near

57
Neutron Holdings · near

57
Sumitomo Electric… · near

57
Vehicle Service Group · this assignee

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vehicle's Innovation Score is 56.5/100 (top 6% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Vehicle?

Each dot is one of Vehicle’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Vehicle’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Vehicle vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Vehicle's grants concentrate

Vehicle Service Group, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 34 CPC subclasses with 70.2% of grants classified under B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (9 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Vehicle sits between TricorBraun Inc. and Ziehl-abegg SE.

Vehicle's three-year grant acceleration

Vehicle Service Group, LLC shows 18 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Tricorbraun

47
Universal Scienti…

47
University Of Bas…

47
University of New…

47
Viewray

47
Yazaki North Amer…

47
Zenuity AB

47
Ziehl-abegg SE

47
Vehicle Service G… ◀

47

What this shows Vehicle holds 47 patents at rank #7,096, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vehicle

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,096 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66F (Hoisting)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Vehicle's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Vehicle, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B66F (Hoisting), Vehicle ranks #10 of 447 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Neutron Holdings, Inc. 57 Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG 57 Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 57 Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp. 57

Vehicle's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Vehicle Service Group, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	4.3%
2016	2	4.3%
2017	4	8.5%
2018	3	6.4%
2019	3	6.4%
2020	2	4.3%
2021	5	10.6%
2022	3	6.4%
2023	6	12.8%
2024	9	19.1%
2025partial year	8	17.0%

Which technologies does Vehicle Service Group, LLC patent most?

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 33

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 7

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 6

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 5

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 5

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 3

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 3

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 2

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Top 15 of 34 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Vehicle Service Group, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Vehicle Service Group, LLC's lead technology class is B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load), 70.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66F
Ranked #7,097 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vehicle Service Group, LLC against TricorBraun Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.5/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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