Where does Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. ranks #4,747 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 Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. hold?

Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. holds 74 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 44.7 out of 100 (top 25% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -3% 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 Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.'s patents average 5.1 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 Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. 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

Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. focus on?

Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is 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 ) with 36 patents, ranking #112 of 1,448 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 30 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 74 granted patents across 30 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: 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 Dashb).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Yachiyo ranks #4,747 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 74 patents across 30 technology areas.

#4,747
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.7/100): 5.1
avg claims per patent: -3%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4747 · Foreign Corporation #4,747 · 74 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 74 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,747/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Universite Paris-sac…
CPC-FOCUS B60K · 30 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.7/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -3% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Universite Paris-saclay (±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 Yachiyo’s 44.7 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 14.9 pts (33%) Velocity 7.3 pts (16%) Breadth 19.4 pts (43%) Claim depth 3.1 pts (7%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Caterpillar Global… · near

45
Medibeacon · near

45
Suncast · near

45
Sustainable Energy… · near

45
Yachiyo Industry · this assignee

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Yachiyo's Innovation Score is 44.7/100 (top 25% 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 Yachiyo?

Each dot is one of Yachiyo’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). Yachiyo’s own 5.1 claims/patent is at or below the 13.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Yachiyo's grants concentrate

Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 48.6% of grants classified under 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 Dashb). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (11 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2015. By volume, Yachiyo sits between Universite Paris-saclay and Blancpain SA.

Yachiyo's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. moved from 20 to 22 grants (1.10x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Universite Paris-…

74
Victor Equipment

74
WM Intellectual P…

74
Wuhan Xinxin Semi…

74
Zound Industries…

74
Yachiyo Industry ◀

74
Aware

73
Actelion Pharmace…

73
Blancpain

73

What this shows Yachiyo holds 74 patents at rank #4,747, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Yachiyo

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,747 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60K (Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmi…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Yachiyo, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B60K (Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmi…), Yachiyo ranks #112 of 1,448 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

Medibeacon Inc. 45 Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH 45 Suncast Technologies, LLC 45 Sustainable Energy Solutions, Inc. 45

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (5.1 here).

Zhuhai Shichang Metals Ltd. 5.1 avg National Presto Industries, Inc. 5.1 avg iNtRON Biotechnology, Inc. 5.1 avg Artemide S.P.A. 5.1 avg

Yachiyo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% 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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Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	4.1%
2016	5	6.8%
2017	8	10.8%
2018	11	14.9%
2019	8	10.8%
2020	8	10.8%
2021	4	5.4%
2022	3	4.1%
2023	10	13.5%
2024	9	12.2%
2025partial year	5	6.8%

Which technologies does Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. patent most?

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 36

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 27

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 22

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 19

F02M - Supplying Combustion Engines IN General With Combustible Mixtures OR Constituents Thereof 16

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 6

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 5

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 5

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 5

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 5

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 4

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 3

Top 15 of 30 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

Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is 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 Dashb), 48.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60K
Ranked #4,747 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. against Universite Paris-saclay, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.7/100 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

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