Zenuity AB
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 47 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Zenuity ranks #7,100 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 47 patents across 22 technology areas.
- #7,100
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 4%
- by Innovation Score (58.6/100)
- 14.4
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R7100 · Foreign Corporation #7,100 · 47 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-SMALL 47 grants
- UPPER-Q #7,100/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH inVia Robotics
- CPC-FOCUS B60W · 22 areas
- INNOV-PAR 58.6/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: inVia Robotics, 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 Zenuity’s 58.6 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Zenuity
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Fidelity Information… · near
Fidelity Information… · near
59 score
- Guangzhou China… · near
Guangzhou China… · near
59 score
- Saab AB · near
Saab AB · near
59 score
- Stora Enso OYJ · near
Stora Enso OYJ · near
59 score
- Zenuity AB · this assignee
Zenuity AB · this assignee
59 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Zenuity's Innovation Score is 58.6/100 (top 4% 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 Zenuity?
Each dot is one of Zenuity’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). Zenuity’s own 14.4 claims/patent is at or below the 17.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Zenuity's grants concentrate
Zenuity AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 70.2% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (17 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, Zenuity sits between University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and inVia Robotics, Inc..
Zenuity's three-year grant acceleration
Zenuity AB shows 39 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.
Who files at Zenuity's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- University of New…
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
47 patents
- Vehicle Service G…
Vehicle Service Group, LLC
47 patents
- Viewray
Viewray Technologies, Inc.
47 patents
- Yazaki North Amer…
Yazaki North America, Inc.
47 patents
- Ziehl-abegg SE
Ziehl-abegg SE
47 patents
- Zhejiang Hengfeng…
Zhejiang Hengfeng Top Leisure Co., Ltd.
47 patents
- Zimmer Biomet CMF…
Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC
47 patents
- invia Robotics
inVia Robotics, Inc.
47 patents
- Zenuity AB ◀
Zenuity AB
47 patents
What this shows Zenuity holds 47 patents at rank #7,099, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Zenuity
By rank, the assignees closest to #7,099 in granted patent volume.
- University of Newcastle Upon Tyne #7,095 · 47 patents
- Vehicle Service Group, LLC #7,096 · 47 patents
- Viewray Technologies, Inc. #7,097 · 47 patents
- Yazaki North America, Inc. #7,098 · 47 patents
- Ziehl-abegg SE #7,100 · 47 patents
- Zhejiang Hengfeng Top Leisure Co., Ltd. #7,101 · 47 patents
- Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC #7,102 · 47 patents
- inVia Robotics, Inc. #7,103 · 47 patents
Leaders in B60W (Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type O…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Zenuity's primary technology class.
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 4,033 in class
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC 2,728 in class
- Hyundai Motor Company 2,046 in class
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 1,624 in class
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC 1,280 in class
- KIA Motors Corporation 1,118 in class
- Denso Corporation 1,033 in class
- Robert Bosch GmbH 899 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Zenuity, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B60W (Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type O…), Zenuity ranks #114 of 1,122 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).
Zenuity's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 10 | 21.3% |
| 2023 | 17 | 36.2% |
| 2024 | 12 | 25.5% |
| 2025partial year | 6 | 12.8% |
Which technologies does Zenuity AB patent most?
Top 15 of 22 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Zenuity AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Zenuity AB's lead technology class is 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), 70.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60W
- Ranked #7,100 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Zenuity AB against University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 58.6/100 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.
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