Where does ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG ranks #27,971 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 ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG hold?

ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2022 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 48.2 out of 100 (top 17% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG focus on?

ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG's top technology area is E03F (SEWERS; Cesspools) with 8 patents, ranking #19 of 178 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG.

What does claim depth mean for ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG's patents?

ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG'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 ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG 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

ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2025. 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: E03F (SEWERS; Cesspools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ACO ranks #27,971 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 11 technology areas.

#27,971
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.2/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27971 · Foreign Corporation #27,971 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #27,971/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AC Avalanche
CPC-FOCUS E03F · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2022–2025 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AC Avalanche, LLC (±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 ACO’s 48.2 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 8.0 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (41%) Breadth 11.7 pts (24%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ACO Ahlmann SE & KG · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ACO's Innovation Score is 48.2/100 (top 17% 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 ACO?

Each dot is one of ACO’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). ACO’s own 14.2 claims/patent is at or below the 14.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where ACO's grants concentrate

ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 88.9% of grants classified under E03F (SEWERS; Cesspools). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, ACO sits between AC Avalanche, LLC and Actiw OY.

ACO's three-year grant acceleration

ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

AC Avalanche

9
Acandis & KG

9
Accurate Medical…

9
ACD

9
Acorn West

9
ACS Industries

9
Actega DS

9
Actiw OY

9
ACO Ahlmann SE &… ◀

9

What this shows ACO holds 9 patents at rank #27,966, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ACO

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,966 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E03F (Sewers)

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

ACO's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	1	11.1%
2023	1	11.1%
2024	4	44.4%
2025partial year	3	33.3%

Which technologies does ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG patent most?

E03F - SEWERS; Cesspools 8

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 3

E03B - Installations OR Methods FOR Obtaining, Collecting, OR Distributing Water 2

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 1

E01B - Permanent WAY; Permanent-way TOOLS; Machines FOR Making Railways OF ALL Kinds 1

B01D - Separation 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 1

Top 11 of 11 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

ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG's lead technology class is E03F (SEWERS; Cesspools), 88.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E03F
Ranked #27,971 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ACO Ahlmann SE & Co. KG against AC Avalanche, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.2/100 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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