Where does ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH ranks #15,777 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 CV Systems Hannover GmbH hold?

ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH's Innovation Score?

ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH has an Innovation Score of 55.7 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH.

What does claim depth mean for ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH's patents?

ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH's patents average 14.0 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 CV Systems Hannover 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 CV Systems Hannover GmbH

Q: What technology areas does ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH focus on?

ZF CV Systems Hannover 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 11 patents, ranking #89 of 539 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 23 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: 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 #15,777 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 23 technology areas.

#15,777
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.7/100): 14.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15777 · Foreign Corporation #15,777 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,777/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Yonsei University…
CPC-FOCUS B60T · 23 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Yonsei University Wonju Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation (±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 55.7 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 10.3 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (36%) Breadth 17.0 pts (31%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ZF CV Systems Hannover · this assignee

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ZF's Innovation Score is 55.7/100 (top 7% 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 14.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where ZF's grants concentrate

ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 57.9% 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 (7 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2024. By volume, ZF sits between Yonsei University Wonju Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation and Zeco Systems Pte Ltd..

ZF's three-year grant acceleration

ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Yonsei University…

19
Yunda H & Htech (…

19
Zagg Amplified

19
Zest Labs

19
ZF Steering Syste…

19
ZSM Holding

19
ZweibrÜDER Optoel…

19
Zeco Systems Pte

19
ZF CV Systems Han… ◀

19

What this shows ZF holds 19 patents at rank #15,770, 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 #15,770 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.

ZF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	4	21.1%
2022	5	26.3%
2023	7	36.8%
2024	2	10.5%
2025partial year	1	5.3%

Which technologies does ZF CV Systems Hannover 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 11

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements 3

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 3

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 3

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

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 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

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

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 1

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

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 1

Top 15 of 23 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 CV Systems Hannover GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ZF CV Systems Hannover 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), 57.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60T
Ranked #15,777 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH against Yonsei University Wonju Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.7/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.