Where does Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH ranks #9,931 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 Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH hold?

Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH holds 32 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH's Innovation Score?

Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH has an Innovation Score of 30.4 out of 100 (34th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH'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 Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH's patents?

Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH's patents average 10.9 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 Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH 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 Foreign Corporation

Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH focus on?

Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH's top technology area is B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles) with 32 patents, ranking #23 of 418 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 32 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Webasto-edscha ranks #9,931 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 32 patents across 11 technology areas.

#9,931
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.4/100): 10.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9931 · Foreign Corporation #9,931 · 32 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 32 grants
UPPER-Q #9,931/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Vilnius University
CPC-FOCUS B60J · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Vilnius University (±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 Webasto-edscha’s 30.4 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 12.1 pts (40%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (39%) Claim depth 6.5 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Basf Pharma… · near

30
BladeLogic · near

30
Synack · near

30
Webasto-edscha Cabrio · this assignee

30
Apex MFG · near

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Webasto-edscha's Innovation Score is 30.4/100 (34th 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 Webasto-edscha?

Each dot is one of Webasto-edscha’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). Webasto-edscha’s own 10.9 claims/patent is at or below the 15.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Webasto-edscha's grants concentrate

Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Webasto-edscha sits between Vilnius University and Winkk, Inc..

Vilnius University

32
Vulcan Industrial…

32
Vyaire Medical

32
Wave Life Sciences

32
WET

32
Weatherford U K

32
Willow Innovations

32
Winkk

32
Webasto-edscha Ca… ◀

32

What this shows Webasto-edscha holds 32 patents at rank #9,929, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Webasto-edscha

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,929 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60J (Windows)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Webasto-edscha's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Webasto-edscha, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B60J (Windows), Webasto-edscha ranks #23 of 418 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).

Synack, Inc. 30 BladeLogic, Inc. 30 Basf Pharma (Callanish) Limited 30 Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. 30

Webasto-edscha's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	25.0%
2016	10	31.3%
2017	7	21.9%
2018	5	15.6%
2019	2	6.3%

Which technologies does Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH patent most?

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 32

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F16H - Gearing 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 1

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH's lead technology class is B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60J
Ranked #9,931 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH against Vilnius University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.4/100 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

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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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