ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, ABA ranks #22,111 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #22,111
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 37th percentile
- by Innovation Score (31.1/100)
- 14.3
- avg claims per patent
- -80%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22111 · Foreign Corporation #22,111 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
- MID-PACK #22,111/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH 9449710 Canada
- CPC-NARROW A44B · 4 areas
- INNOV-THIN 31.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -80% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: 9449710 Canada 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 ABA’s 31.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around ABA
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- ABA Hörtnagl · this assignee 31
ABA Hörtnagl · this assignee
31 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows ABA's Innovation Score is 31.1/100 (37th 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 ABA?
Each dot is one of ABA’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). ABA’s own 14.3 claims/patent is at or below the 16.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where ABA's grants concentrate
ABA Hörtnagl GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 91.7% of grants classified under A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, ABA sits between 9449710 Canada Inc. and Ablacon, Inc..
ABA's three-year grant acceleration
ABA Hörtnagl GmbH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 ABA's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- 9449710 Canada
9449710 Canada Inc.
12 patents
- 9T Labs
9T Labs AG
12 patents
- AAA Internet Publ…
AAA Internet Publishing Inc.
12 patents
- AB Science
AB Science
12 patents
- ABB AS
ABB AS
12 patents
- ABB gomtec
ABB gomtec GmbH
12 patents
- Abec
Abec, Inc.
12 patents
- Ablacon
Ablacon, Inc.
12 patents
- ABA Hörtnagl ◀
ABA Hörtnagl GmbH
12 patents
What this shows ABA holds 12 patents at rank #22,110, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near ABA
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,110 in granted patent volume.
Leaders in A44B (Buttons)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in ABA's primary technology class.
ABA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 8.3% |
Which technologies does ABA Hörtnagl GmbH patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
ABA Hörtnagl GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- ABA Hörtnagl GmbH's lead technology class is A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like), 91.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A44B
- Ranked #22,111 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare ABA Hörtnagl GmbH against 9449710 Canada Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 31.1/100 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.
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.