Where does Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG ranks #34,466 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 Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG hold?

Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 17.2 out of 100 (4th 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 Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is G04C (Electromechanical Clocks OR Watches) with 1 patents, ranking #31 of 49 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 4.9 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 Biegert & Funk Product 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

Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: G04C (Electromechanical Clocks OR Watches).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Biegert ranks #34,466 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 4 technology areas.

#34,466
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 4th percentile
by Innovation Score (17.2/100): 4.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34466 · Foreign Corporation #34,466 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,466/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bernhard Foerster
CPC-NARROW G04C · 4 areas
INNOV-LOW 17.2/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 4.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bernhard Foerster 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 Biegert’s 17.2 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 (42%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (41%) Claim depth 2.9 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Biegert & Funk… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Biegert's Innovation Score is 17.2/100 (4th 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 Biegert?

Each dot is one of Biegert’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). Biegert’s own 4.9 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Biegert's grants concentrate

Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 14.3% of grants classified under G04C (Electromechanical Clocks OR Watches). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2015. By volume, Biegert sits between Bernhard Foerster GmbH and Bikam Pharmaceuticals Inc..

Bernhard Foerster

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Beyond Identity

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Beyond Imagination

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Bifold Fluidpower

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Big Time Jersey

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What this shows Biegert holds 7 patents at rank #34,523, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Biegert

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,523 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G04C (Electromechanical Clocks OR Watches)

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

Biegert's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

17 4th percentile higher than 4% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	42.9%
2016	4	57.1%

Which technologies does Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

G04C - Electromechanical Clocks OR Watches 1

G04B - Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars 1

G04G - Electronic Time-pieces 1

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 1

Top 4 of 4 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

Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is G04C (Electromechanical Clocks OR Watches), 14.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G04C
Ranked #34,466 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Biegert & Funk Product GmbH & Co. KG against Bernhard Foerster GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 17.2/100 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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