Where does becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG ranks #23,964 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 becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG hold?

becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG's Innovation Score?

becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 31.4 out of 100 (38th 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 becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG focus on?

becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG's top technology area is B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering) with 10 patents, ranking #33 of 250 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -90% 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 becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG's patents?

becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG's patents average 17.6 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 becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG 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

becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 12 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: B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, becker ranks #23,964 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 12 technology areas.

#23,964
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23964 · Foreign Corporation #23,964 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,964/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH block one
CPC-FOCUS B63H · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: block.one (±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 becker’s 31.4 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 (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
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31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows becker's Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th 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 becker?

Each dot is one of becker’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). becker’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where becker's grants concentrate

becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 90.9% of grants classified under B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, becker sits between Zimmer Spine, S.A.S. and dynaCERT Inc..

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11
Zumigo

11
Zx Pharma

11
Zyntony

11
block one

11
d&b audiotechnik

11
dotloop

11
dynacert

11
becker marine sys… ◀

11

What this shows becker holds 11 patents at rank #25,595, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near becker

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,595 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering)

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

becker's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% 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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becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	27.3%
2016	3	27.3%
2017	2	18.2%
2018	2	18.2%
2020	1	9.1%

Which technologies does becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG patent most?

B63H - Marine Propulsion OR Steering 10

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 3

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

F01D - Non-positive Displacement Machines OR Engines, e.g. Steam Turbines 2

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 1

B63J - Auxiliaries ON Vessels 1

F02B - Internal-combustion Piston ENGINES; Combustion Engines IN General 1

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 12 of 12 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

becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG's lead technology class is B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering), 90.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B63H
Ranked #23,964 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG against Zimmer Spine, S.A.S., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 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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