Where does Alcan Systems GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Alcan Systems GmbH ranks #34,162 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 Alcan Systems GmbH hold?

Alcan Systems GmbH holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Alcan Systems GmbH's Innovation Score?

Alcan Systems GmbH has an Innovation Score of 24.5 out of 100 (15th 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 Alcan Systems GmbH focus on?

Alcan Systems GmbH's top technology area is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials) with 7 patents, ranking #412 of 1,637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Alcan Systems GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Alcan Systems GmbH's recent grant velocity is +150% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Alcan Systems GmbH's patents?

Alcan Systems GmbH's patents average 17.1 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 Alcan Systems 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

Alcan Systems GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Alcan ranks #34,162 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 4 technology areas.

#34,162
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 15th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.5/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: +150%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34162 · Foreign Corporation #34,162 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,162/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aker Subsea
CPC-NARROW H01Q · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +150% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aker Subsea Limited (±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 Alcan’s 24.5 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 7.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (29%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alcan Systems · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Alcan's Innovation Score is 24.5/100 (15th 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 Alcan?

Each dot is one of Alcan’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). Alcan’s own 17.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Alcan's grants concentrate

Alcan Systems GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Alcan sits between Aker Subsea Limited and Alert Logic, Inc..

Aker Subsea

7
Akitra

7
Akron Polymer Sol…

7
Alanod & KG

7
Alcare

7
Alcyone Therapeut…

7
Alelion Energy Sy…

7
Alert Logic

7
Alcan Systems ◀

7

What this shows Alcan holds 7 patents at rank #34,109, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Alcan

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,109 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01Q (Antennas)

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

Alcan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 15th percentile higher than 15% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Alcan Systems GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	3	42.9%
2021	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Alcan Systems GmbH patent most?

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 7

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 3

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

Top 4 of 4 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

Alcan Systems GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Alcan Systems GmbH's lead technology class is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01Q
Ranked #34,162 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Alcan Systems GmbH against Aker Subsea Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.5/100 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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