Where does ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. ranks #15,778 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 Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. hold?

ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o.'s Innovation Score?

ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. has an Innovation Score of 37.1 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. focus on?

ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o.'s top technology area is B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers) with 18 patents, ranking #158 of 1,368 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o..

What does claim depth mean for ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o.'s patents?

ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o.'s patents average 14.7 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 Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. 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 Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 7 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: B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ZF ranks #15,778 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 7 technology areas.

#15,778
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.1/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15778 · Foreign Corporation #15,778 · 19 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,778/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Yunda H & Htech…
CPC-NARROW B62D · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Yunda H & Htech (TIANJIN) Co., Ltd. (±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 37.1 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 (28%) Velocity 8.6 pts (23%) Breadth 9.4 pts (25%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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ZF Steering Systems… · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows ZF's Innovation Score is 37.1/100 (top 45% 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 14.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.8 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 Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 94.7% of grants classified under B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, ZF sits between Yunda H & Htech (TIANJIN) Co., Ltd. and Zevex, Inc..

ZF's three-year grant acceleration

ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

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What this shows ZF holds 19 patents at rank #15,771, 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 #15,771 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62D (Motor Vehicles)

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)

37 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	5.3%
2021	6	31.6%
2022	1	5.3%
2023	5	26.3%
2024	3	15.8%
2025partial year	3	15.8%

Which technologies does ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. patent most?

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 18

F16H - Gearing 4

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 1

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 1

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 1

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 1

Top 7 of 7 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 Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o.'s lead technology class is B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers), 94.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62D
Ranked #15,778 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZF Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o. against Yunda H & Htech (TIANJIN) Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.1/100 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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