APM Automation Solutions Ltd
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, APM ranks #30,852 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #30,852
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 31st percentile
- by Innovation Score (29.4/100)
- 24.6
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R30852 · Foreign Corporation #30,852 · 8 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
- MID-PACK #30,852/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH AP Biosciences
- CPC-NARROW G01F · 4 areas
- INNOV-THIN 29.4/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 24.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: AP Biosciences, 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 APM’s 29.4 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around APM
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Faurecia (CHINA)… · near 29
Faurecia (CHINA)… · near
29 score
- APM Automation… · this assignee 29
APM Automation… · this assignee
29 score
- Blackstone Medical · near 29
Blackstone Medical · near
29 score
- The Trustees of… · near 29
The Trustees of… · near
29 score
- ChemPartner · near 29
ChemPartner · near
29 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows APM's Innovation Score is 29.4/100 (31st 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 APM?
Each dot is one of APM’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). APM’s own 24.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where APM's grants concentrate
APM Automation Solutions Ltd is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, APM sits between AP Biosciences, Inc. and Aramis Biotechnologies Inc..
Who files at APM's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- AP Biosciences
AP Biosciences, Inc.
8 patents
- Apeptico Forschun…
Apeptico Forschung UND Entwicklung GMBH
8 patents
- Apex Health Care…
Apex Health Care MFG. Inc.
8 patents
- APL Norway AS
APL Norway AS
8 patents
- Applied Stemcell
Applied Stemcell, Inc.
8 patents
- Apricorn
Apricorn
8 patents
- Aptar Italia S P A
Aptar Italia S.P.A.
8 patents
- Aramis Biotechnol…
Aramis Biotechnologies Inc.
8 patents
- APM Automation So… ◀
APM Automation Solutions Ltd
8 patents
What this shows APM holds 8 patents at rank #30,786, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near APM
By rank, the assignees closest to #30,786 in granted patent volume.
- AP Biosciences, Inc. #30,782 · 8 patents
- Apeptico Forschung UND Entwicklung GMBH #30,783 · 8 patents
- Apex Health Care MFG. Inc. #30,784 · 8 patents
- APL Norway AS #30,785 · 8 patents
- Applied Stemcell, Inc. #30,787 · 8 patents
- Apricorn #30,788 · 8 patents
- Aptar Italia S.P.A. #30,789 · 8 patents
- Aramis Biotechnologies Inc. #30,790 · 8 patents
Leaders in G01F (Measuring Volume)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in APM's primary technology class.
- Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG 279 in class
- Deka Products Limited Parternship 187 in class
- Vega Grieshaber KG 180 in class
- Micro Motion, Inc. 175 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 130 in class
- Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG 124 in class
- Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. 118 in class
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation 96 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for APM, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01F (Measuring Volume), APM ranks #132 of 1,205 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (29 here).
APM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees
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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 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | 37.5% |
Which technologies does APM Automation Solutions Ltd patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
APM Automation Solutions Ltd's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- APM Automation Solutions Ltd's lead technology class is G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume), 87.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01F
- Ranked #30,852 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare APM Automation Solutions Ltd against AP Biosciences, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 29.4/100 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.
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