Where does AB Elektronik GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AB Elektronik GMBH ranks #44,342 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 AB Elektronik GMBH hold?

AB Elektronik GMBH holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2022, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is AB Elektronik GMBH's Innovation Score?

AB Elektronik GMBH has an Innovation Score of 27.6 out of 100 (24th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does AB Elektronik GMBH focus on?

AB Elektronik GMBH's top technology area is G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only) with 4 patents, ranking #52 of 346 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is AB Elektronik GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AB Elektronik GMBH's recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for AB Elektronik GMBH's patents?

AB Elektronik GMBH's patents average 14.2 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 AB Elektronik 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

AB Elektronik GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2022. 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: G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AB ranks #44,342 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 10 technology areas.

#44,342
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 24th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.6/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44342 · Foreign Corporation #44,342 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,342/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aachen Scientific…
CPC-FOCUS G05G · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aachen Scientific International PTE. 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 AB’s 27.6 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.2 pts (22%) Velocity 1.7 pts (6%) Breadth 11.2 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AB Elektronik · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AB's Innovation Score is 27.6/100 (24th percentile 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 AB?

Each dot is one of AB’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). AB’s own 14.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where AB's grants concentrate

AB Elektronik GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, AB sits between Aachen Scientific International PTE. Ltd. and ABB Beijing Drive Systems Co., Ltd..

AB's three-year grant acceleration

AB Elektronik GMBH shows 1 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.

Aachen Scientific…

5
Aalberts Integrat…

5
Aaron's Quality D…

5
Aaronco PET Produ…

5
AB Inventio

5
AB Studio

5
AB2 BIO

5
ABB Beijing Drive…

5
AB Elektronik ◀

5

What this shows AB holds 5 patents at rank #44,349, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AB

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,349 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Me…)

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

AB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2022

Grants by year

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

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AB Elektronik GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2021	2	40.0%
2022	1	20.0%

Which technologies does AB Elektronik GMBH patent most?

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 4

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 3

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 1

F02D - Controlling Combustion Engines 1

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 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

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

Top 10 of 10 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

AB Elektronik GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AB Elektronik GMBH's lead technology class is G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G05G
Ranked #44,342 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AB Elektronik GMBH against Aachen Scientific International PTE. Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.6/100 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.

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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