Autotech Engineering Deutschland GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Autotech ranks #20,790 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 6 technology areas.
- #20,790
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 28%
- by Innovation Score (43.3/100)
- 14.8
- avg claims per patent
- +17%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20790 · Foreign Corporation #20,790 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
- MID-PACK #20,790/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Athenex
- CPC-NARROW B62D · 6 areas
- INNOV-PAR 43.3/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-UP +17% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Athenex, 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 Autotech’s 43.3 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 Autotech
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Autotech Engineering… · this assignee
Autotech Engineering… · this assignee
43 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Autotech's Innovation Score is 43.3/100 (top 28% 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 Autotech?
Each dot is one of Autotech’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). Autotech’s own 14.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Autotech's grants concentrate
Autotech Engineering Deutschland GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 61.5% of grants classified under B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Autotech sits between Athenex, Inc. and Axial Medical Printing Limited.
Autotech's three-year grant acceleration
Autotech Engineering Deutschland GmbH shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.
Who files at Autotech's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Athenex
Athenex, Inc.
13 patents
- Atlantic Health S…
Atlantic Health System, Inc.
13 patents
- Aurora Spine
Aurora Spine, Inc.
13 patents
- Austin Engineering
Austin Engineering Limited
13 patents
- Ava Labs
Ava Labs, Inc.
13 patents
- Avdel UK
Avdel UK Limited
13 patents
- Axcess Instruments
Axcess Instruments Inc.
13 patents
- Axial Medical Pri…
Axial Medical Printing Limited
13 patents
- Autotech Engineer… ◀
Autotech Engineering Deutschland GmbH
13 patents
What this shows Autotech holds 13 patents at rank #20,791, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Autotech
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,791 in granted patent volume.
- Athenex, Inc. #20,787 · 13 patents
- Atlantic Health System, Inc. #20,788 · 13 patents
- Aurora Spine, Inc. #20,789 · 13 patents
- Austin Engineering Limited #20,790 · 13 patents
- Ava Labs, Inc. #20,792 · 13 patents
- Avdel UK Limited #20,793 · 13 patents
- Axcess Instruments Inc. #20,794 · 13 patents
- Axial Medical Printing Limited #20,795 · 13 patents
Leaders in B62D (Motor Vehicles)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Autotech's primary technology class.
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC 1,751 in class
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 1,689 in class
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 1,194 in class
- Hyundai Motor Company 1,138 in class
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC 744 in class
- Jtekt Corporation 580 in class
- Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation 566 in class
- KIA Motors Corporation 562 in class
Autotech's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
43 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2018 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 7.7% |
Which technologies does Autotech Engineering Deutschland GmbH patent most?
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Autotech Engineering Deutschland GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Autotech Engineering Deutschland GmbH's lead technology class is B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers), 61.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62D
- Ranked #20,790 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Autotech Engineering Deutschland GmbH against Athenex, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 43.3/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.