Where does Andritz Kuesters GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Andritz Kuesters GMBH ranks #23,861 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 Andritz Kuesters GMBH hold?

Andritz Kuesters GMBH holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Andritz Kuesters GMBH's Innovation Score?

Andritz Kuesters GMBH has an Innovation Score of 46.4 out of 100 (top 21% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Andritz Kuesters GMBH focus on?

Andritz Kuesters GMBH's top technology area is D21G (CALENDERS; Accessories FOR Paper-making Machines) with 6 patents, ranking #11 of 46 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Andritz Kuesters GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Andritz Kuesters GMBH's recent grant velocity is +75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Andritz Kuesters GMBH's patents?

Andritz Kuesters GMBH's patents average 11.1 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 Andritz Kuesters 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

Andritz Kuesters GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: D21G (CALENDERS; Accessories FOR Paper-making Machines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Andritz ranks #23,861 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 10 technology areas.

#23,861
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 21%
by Innovation Score (46.4/100): 11.1
avg claims per patent: +75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23861 · Foreign Corporation #23,861 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,861/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Amphenol Antenna…
CPC-FOCUS D21G · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Amphenol Antenna Solutions, 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 Andritz’s 46.4 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 8.6 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (43%) Breadth 11.2 pts (24%) Claim depth 6.7 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Andritz Kuesters · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Andritz's Innovation Score is 46.4/100 (top 21% 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 Andritz?

Each dot is one of Andritz’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). Andritz’s own 11.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Andritz's grants concentrate

Andritz Kuesters GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 54.5% of grants classified under D21G (CALENDERS; Accessories FOR Paper-making Machines). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Andritz sits between Amphenol Antenna Solutions, Inc. and Anhui Meizhi Compressor Co., Ltd..

Andritz's three-year grant acceleration

Andritz Kuesters GMBH shows 7 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.

Amphenol Antenna…

11
AMS Sensors Asia…

11
Analog Devices Te…

11
Anderson Industri…

11
Angel COM Incorpo…

11
Anhui Anuki

11
Anhui Cambricon I…

11
Anhui Meizhi Comp…

11
Andritz Kuesters ◀

11

What this shows Andritz holds 11 patents at rank #23,808, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Andritz

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,808 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D21G (Calenders)

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

Andritz's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Andritz Kuesters GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	9.1%
2018	2	18.2%
2019	1	9.1%
2022	1	9.1%
2023	4	36.4%
2024	2	18.2%

Which technologies does Andritz Kuesters GMBH patent most?

D21G - CALENDERS; Accessories FOR Paper-making Machines 6

D04H - Making Textile Fabrics, e.g. From Fibres OR Filamentary Material ; Fabrics Made BY Such Processes OR Apparatus, e.g. Felts, Non-woven FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; Wadding ; ; Non-woven Fabrics From Staple Fibres, Filaments OR Yarns, Bonded With AT Least ONE Web-like Material During Their Consolidation 6

D21F - Paper-making MACHINES; Methods OF Producing Paper Thereon 6

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 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

Andritz Kuesters GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Andritz Kuesters GMBH's lead technology class is D21G (CALENDERS; Accessories FOR Paper-making Machines), 54.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D21G
Ranked #23,861 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Andritz Kuesters GMBH against Amphenol Antenna Solutions, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.4/100 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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