Where does ZF Active Safety GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZF Active Safety GmbH ranks #3,489 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 ZF Active Safety GmbH hold?

ZF Active Safety GmbH holds 106 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 32 technology areas.

What is ZF Active Safety GmbH's Innovation Score?

ZF Active Safety GmbH has an Innovation Score of 61.7 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is ZF Active Safety GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for ZF Active Safety GmbH.

What does claim depth mean for ZF Active Safety GmbH's patents?

ZF Active Safety GmbH's patents average 14.8 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 ZF Active Safety 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

ZF Active Safety GmbH

Q: What technology areas does ZF Active Safety GmbH focus on?

ZF Active Safety GmbH's top technology area is B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes) with 78 patents, ranking #19 of 539 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 32 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 106 granted patents across 32 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted MO).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ZF ranks #3,489 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 106 patents across 32 technology areas.

#3,489
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.7/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3489 · Foreign Corporation #3,489 · 106 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MID 106 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,489/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Technische UNIVERSIT…
CPC-FOCUS B60T · 32 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Technische UNIVERSITÄT Berlin (±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 ZF’s 61.7 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 16.1 pts (26%) Velocity 16.7 pts (27%) Breadth 20.0 pts (32%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Asahi Kasei… · near

62
Wuhan China Star… · near

62
TC1 · near

62
ZF Active Safety · this assignee

62
Knorr-bremse… · near

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ZF's Innovation Score is 61.7/100 (top 3% 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 ZF?

Each dot is one of ZF’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). ZF’s own 14.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where ZF's grants concentrate

ZF Active Safety GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 32 CPC subclasses with 73.6% of grants classified under B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted MO). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (27 grants) versus a trough of 8 in 2020. By volume, ZF sits between Technische UNIVERSITÄT Berlin and Fiskars Brands, Inc..

ZF's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, ZF Active Safety GmbH moved from 24 to 60 grants (2.50x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #118. See the growth leaderboard.

Technische Univer…

106
The Henry M Jacks…

106
University Of Del…

106
VCE IP Holding

106
ZF Active Safety ◀

106
24M

105
Beijing Kingsoft…

105
Dionex

105
Fiskars Brands

105

What this shows ZF holds 106 patents at rank #3,489, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ZF

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,489 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ZF, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof), ZF ranks #19 of 539 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

TC1 LLC 62 Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation 62 Knorr-bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH 62 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 62

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.8 here).

Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific (SHENZHEN) Co., Ltd. 14.8 avg Magna Powertrain GmbH & Co KG 14.8 avg Lumus Ltd. 14.8 avg Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc. 14.8 avg

ZF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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ZF Active Safety GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	8	7.5%
2021	16	15.1%
2022	17	16.0%
2023	27	25.5%
2024	16	15.1%
2025partial year	22	20.8%

Which technologies does ZF Active Safety GmbH patent most?

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 78

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 32

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 12

F16H - Gearing 10

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 6

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 4

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 4

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 3

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 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

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 2

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

Top 15 of 32 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

ZF Active Safety GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ZF Active Safety GmbH's lead technology class is B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted MO), 73.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60T
Ranked #3,489 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZF Active Safety GmbH against Technische UNIVERSITÄT Berlin, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.7/100 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

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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