Where does BHS-Sonthofen GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BHS-Sonthofen GmbH ranks #34,463 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 BHS-Sonthofen GmbH hold?

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is BHS-Sonthofen GmbH's Innovation Score?

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH has an Innovation Score of 41.5 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does BHS-Sonthofen GmbH focus on?

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH's top technology area is B01D (Separation) with 4 patents, ranking #1,134 of 3,536 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is BHS-Sonthofen GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for BHS-Sonthofen GmbH's patents?

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH's patents average 18.3 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 BHS-Sonthofen 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

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B01D (Separation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bhs-sonthofen ranks #34,463 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 8 technology areas.

#34,463
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.5/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34463 · Foreign Corporation #34,463 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,463/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Betterguards…
CPC-NARROW B01D · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Betterguards Technology GmbH (±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 Bhs-sonthofen’s 41.5 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 7.2 pts (17%) Velocity 13.3 pts (32%) Breadth 10.0 pts (24%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
BHS-Sonthofen · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Bhs-sonthofen's Innovation Score is 41.5/100 (top 33% 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 Bhs-sonthofen?

Each dot is one of Bhs-sonthofen’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). Bhs-sonthofen’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Bhs-sonthofen's grants concentrate

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under B01D (Separation). By volume, Bhs-sonthofen sits between Betterguards Technology GmbH and Billy Goat Industries, Inc..

Bhs-sonthofen's three-year grant acceleration

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Betterguards Tech…

7
Beyondcore Holdin…

7
BGI Genomics

7
BH Asia

7
Bibicord

7
Bibo Brands Bvba

7
BIG Daishowa Seiki

7
Billy Goat Indust…

7
Bhs-sonthofen ◀

7

What this shows BHS-Sonthofen holds 7 patents at rank #34,429, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BHS-Sonthofen

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,429 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01D (Separation)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in BHS-Sonthofen's primary technology class.

Bhs-sonthofen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 33% higher than 67% of 49,997 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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BHS-Sonthofen GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%
2024	1	14.3%
2025partial year	2	28.6%

Which technologies does BHS-Sonthofen GmbH patent most?

B01D - Separation 4

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 2

B02C - Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain 2

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

F26B - Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom 1

B03B - Separating Solid Materials Using Liquids OR Using Pneumatic Tables OR Jigs 1

B09B - Disposal OF Solid Waste NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

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

Top 8 of 8 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

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BHS-Sonthofen GmbH's lead technology class is B01D (Separation), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01D
Ranked #34,463 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BHS-Sonthofen GmbH against Betterguards Technology GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.5/100 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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