Where does Volvo Group North America, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Volvo Group North America, LLC ranks #23,650 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 Volvo Group North America, LLC hold?

Volvo Group North America, LLC holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Volvo Group North America, LLC's Innovation Score?

Volvo Group North America, LLC has an Innovation Score of 29.8 out of 100 (32nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Volvo Group North America, LLC focus on?

Volvo Group North America, LLC's top technology area is B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers) with 7 patents, ranking #309 of 1,368 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Volvo Group North America, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Volvo Group North America, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Volvo Group North America, LLC's patents?

Volvo Group North America, LLC's patents average 12.9 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 Volvo Group North America, 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

Volvo Group North America, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Volvo ranks #23,650 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 14 technology areas.

#23,650
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 32nd percentile
by Innovation Score (29.8/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23650 · US Corporation #23,650 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,650/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Vacular Solutions
CPC-FOCUS B62D · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Vacular Solutions, 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 Volvo’s 29.8 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 8.9 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (44%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Volvo's Innovation Score is 29.8/100 (32nd percentile 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 Volvo?

Each dot is one of Volvo’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). Volvo’s own 12.9 claims/patent is at or below the 17.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Volvo's grants concentrate

Volvo Group North America, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 58.3% of grants classified under B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Volvo sits between Virtek Vision International Inc. and Vacular Solutions, Inc..

Virtek Vision Int…

12
Vita-course

12
VLP Therapeutics

12
Vocalink

12
Volvo Technology

12
Vulco

12
Vysk Communicatio…

12
Vacular Solutions

12
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12

What this shows Volvo holds 12 patents at rank #23,621, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Volvo

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,621 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62D (Motor Vehicles)

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

Volvo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Volvo Group North America, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	66.7%
2016	1	8.3%
2017	2	16.7%
2018	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Volvo Group North America, LLC patent most?

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 7

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F01N - Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Internal-combustion Engines 2

F01P - Cooling OF Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Cooling OF Internal-combustion Engines 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 1

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 1

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

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USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Volvo Group North America, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Volvo Group North America, LLC's lead technology class is B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers), 58.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62D
Ranked #23,650 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Volvo Group North America, LLC against Virtek Vision International Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.8/100 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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