Where does Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH ranks #4,658 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 Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH hold?

Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH holds 75 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH's Innovation Score?

Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH has an Innovation Score of 52.6 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH's recent grant velocity is +563% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH's patents?

Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH's patents average 19.2 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 Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany 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

Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH focus on?

Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH's top technology area is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors) with 31 patents, ranking #53 of 1,746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 75 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Becton ranks #4,658 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 75 patents across 17 technology areas.

#4,658
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.6/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: +563%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4658 · Foreign Corporation #4,658 · 75 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 75 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,658/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Applied Research…
CPC-FOCUS B65G · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +563% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Applied Research Associates, 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 Becton’s 52.6 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 15.0 pts (29%) Velocity 11.5 pts (22%) Breadth 14.6 pts (28%) Claim depth 11.5 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Duke Energy · near

53
Becton Dickinson… · this assignee

53
Emerson Process… · near

53
FotoNation · near

53
Ecosense Lighting · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Becton's Innovation Score is 52.6/100 (top 10% 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 Becton?

Each dot is one of Becton’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). Becton’s own 19.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 18.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Becton's grants concentrate

Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 41.3% of grants classified under B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (20 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Becton sits between Applied Research Associates, Inc. and DE LA RUE International Limited.

Becton's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH moved from 22 to 38 grants (1.73x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Applied Research…

75
Beekenkamp Plants…

75
BEN Gurion Univer…

75
Ball Aerospace &

75
CAE

75
Cloudera

75
Crystal IS

75
DE LA RUE Interna…

75
Becton Dickinson… ◀

75

What this shows Becton holds 75 patents at rank #4,660, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Becton

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,660 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Becton, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices), Becton ranks #53 of 1,746 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc. 53 FotoNation Limited 53 Duke Energy Corporation 53 Ecosense Lighting Inc. 53

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.2 here).

SR Technologies, Inc. 19.2 avg Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc. 19.2 avg CommScope Connectivity UK Limited 19.2 avg Novellus Systems, Inc. 19.2 avg

Becton's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	1.3%
2019	7	9.3%
2020	5	6.7%
2021	10	13.3%
2022	7	9.3%
2023	11	14.7%
2024	20	26.7%
2025partial year	14	18.7%

Which technologies does Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH patent most?

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 31

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 27

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 25

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 21

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 18

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 17

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 11

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 9

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 6

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 6

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

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 3

B65C - Labelling OR Tagging Machines, Apparatus, OR Processes 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

Top 15 of 17 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

Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH's lead technology class is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors), 41.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65G
Ranked #4,658 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH against Applied Research Associates, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.6/100 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.

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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

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