Where does BDT Media Automation GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BDT Media Automation GmbH ranks #30,977 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 BDT Media Automation GmbH hold?

BDT Media Automation GmbH holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is BDT Media Automation GmbH's Innovation Score?

BDT Media Automation GmbH has an Innovation Score of 31.8 out of 100 (39th 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 BDT Media Automation GmbH focus on?

BDT Media Automation GmbH's top technology area is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables) with 5 patents, ranking #227 of 1,019 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is BDT Media Automation GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BDT Media Automation GmbH's recent grant velocity is -86% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for BDT Media Automation GmbH's patents?

BDT Media Automation GmbH's patents average 19.1 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 BDT Media Automation 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

BDT Media Automation GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BDT ranks #30,977 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 13 technology areas.

#30,977
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.8/100): 19.1
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30977 · Foreign Corporation #30,977 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #30,977/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bbhc
CPC-FOCUS B65H · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bbhc Co., Ltd. (±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 BDT’s 31.8 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 7.6 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 11.5 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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BDT Media Automation · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows BDT's Innovation Score is 31.8/100 (39th 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 BDT?

Each dot is one of BDT’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). BDT’s own 19.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where BDT's grants concentrate

BDT Media Automation GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, BDT sits between Bbhc Co., Ltd. and Beijing Bayi Space LCD Technology Co., Ltd..

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What this shows BDT holds 8 patents at rank #30,967, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BDT

By rank, the assignees closest to #30,967 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material)

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

BDT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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BDT Media Automation GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	50.0%
2016	2	25.0%
2019	1	12.5%
2020	1	12.5%

Which technologies does BDT Media Automation GmbH patent most?

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G11B - Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer 2

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

G03G - ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; Magnetography 1

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

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

Top 13 of 13 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

BDT Media Automation GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BDT Media Automation GmbH's lead technology class is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65H
Ranked #30,977 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BDT Media Automation GmbH against Bbhc Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.8/100 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

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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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