USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Beckhoff Automation Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 173 granted patents across 56 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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173

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.4

Avg claims per patent

+153%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Beckhoff holds 173 US patents across 56 technology areas, rank #2,262 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,262
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.8/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: +153%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Beckhoff Automation Gmbh has been granted 173 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Beckhoff Automation Gmbh at rank #2,262 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 56 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Beckhoff Automation Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Beckhoff sits between Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (174 patents, rank #2,258) and Edwards Limited (173 patents, rank #2,266) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.8/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 124 grants, compared with 49 in the 2015–2019 window, a +153% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Beckhoff Automation Gmbh's 16.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 56 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Beckhoff Automation Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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174
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Beckhoff Automati… ◀

173

What this shows Beckhoff holds 173 patents at rank #2,262, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Beckhoff

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,262 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Beckhoff's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Beckhoff Automation Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	3.5%
2016	9	5.2%
2017	7	4.0%
2018	10	5.8%
2019	17	9.8%
2020	21	12.1%
2021	15	8.7%
2022	20	11.6%
2023	12	6.9%
2024	33	19.1%
2025	23	13.3%

Which technologies does Beckhoff Automation Gmbh patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 55

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 42

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 37

H02P - CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS 25

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 25

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 22

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 11

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 11

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 11

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 9

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 9

H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF 8

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 7

H02H - EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS 7

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 6

Top 15 of 56 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,262

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Beckhoff Automation Gmbh hold?

Beckhoff Automation Gmbh holds 173 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 56 technology areas.

What is Beckhoff Automation Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Beckhoff Automation Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 60.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Beckhoff Automation Gmbh focus on?

Beckhoff Automation Gmbh's top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 55 patents. The company has filed patents in 56 CPC subclasses total.

Is Beckhoff Automation Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Beckhoff Automation Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +153% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Beckhoff Automation Gmbh's patents?

Beckhoff Automation Gmbh's patents average 16.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Beckhoff 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.

How to use this portfolio

Beckhoff's 173 grants land it in the top 3% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Beckhoff ranks #2,262 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.