Where does Atlas Copco IAS GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Atlas Copco IAS GmbH ranks #13,308 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 Atlas Copco IAS GmbH hold?

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is Atlas Copco IAS GmbH's Innovation Score?

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH has an Innovation Score of 44.3 out of 100 (top 26% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Atlas Copco IAS GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH's recent grant velocity is +1300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Atlas Copco IAS GmbH's patents?

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH's patents average 14.3 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 Atlas Copco IAS 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

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Atlas Copco IAS GmbH focus on?

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH's top technology area is B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General) with 17 patents. Grants appear in 24 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 24 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Atlas ranks #13,308 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 24 technology areas.

#13,308
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.3/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: +1300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13308 · Foreign Corporation #13,308 · 22 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,308/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Apptimize
CPC-FOCUS B05C · 24 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +1300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Apptimize 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Atlas Copco IAS · this assignee

44
Catalina Marketing · near

44
Correlated Magnetics… · near

44
Garland Industries · near

44
National Agriculture… · near

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Atlas's Innovation Score is 44.3/100 (top 26% 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.

Where Atlas's grants concentrate

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 24 CPC subclasses with 77.3% of grants classified under B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Atlas sits between Apptimize LLC and Augustine Temperature Management LLC.

Atlas's three-year grant acceleration

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Apptimize

22
Armorworks Holdin…

22
Associated Univer…

22
Athenix

22
Audible Magic

22
Audioeye

22
Audiowise Technol…

22
Augustine Tempera…

22
Atlas Copco IAS ◀

22

What this shows Atlas holds 22 patents at rank #13,310, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Atlas

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,310 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Atlas, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

National Agriculture AND Food Research Organization 44 Correlated Magnetics Research, LLC 44 Catalina Marketing Corporation 44 Garland Industries, Inc. 44

Atlas's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Atlas Copco IAS GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	4.5%
2020	1	4.5%
2021	5	22.7%
2022	1	4.5%
2023	4	18.2%
2024	3	13.6%
2025partial year	7	31.8%

Which technologies does Atlas Copco IAS GmbH patent most?

B05C - Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 17

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 7

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces 3

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 3

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 3

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 3

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#13,308

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Atlas Copco IAS GmbH's lead technology class is B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General), 77.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05C
Ranked #13,308 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Atlas Copco IAS GmbH against Apptimize LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.3/100 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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