Where does Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG ranks #39,107 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 Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG hold?

Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2019, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 23.2 out of 100 (12th 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 Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is B23B (TURNING; Boring) with 6 patents. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Bilz Werkzeugfabrik 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 Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 14.3 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 Bilz Werkzeugfabrik 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

Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2019. 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: B23B (TURNING; Boring).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bilz ranks #39,107 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#39,107
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 12th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.2/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39107 · Foreign Corporation #39,107 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,107/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bifrost Communicatio…
CPC-NARROW B23B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bifrost Communications ApS (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bilz Werkzeugfabrik… · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Bilz's Innovation Score is 23.2/100 (12th 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.

Where Bilz's grants concentrate

Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B23B (TURNING; Boring). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Bilz sits between Bifrost Communications ApS and BioGenware, LLC.

Bifrost Communica…

6
Big Heart Pet Bra…

6
Big Sky Financial

6
Bill Thomas Assoc…

6
Bing Innovations…

6
Biocut

6
Biofluid Technolo…

6
Biogenware

6
Bilz Werkzeugfabr… ◀

6

What this shows Bilz holds 6 patents at rank #39,196, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bilz

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,196 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23B (Turning)

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

Bilz's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 12th percentile higher than 12% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	16.7%
2018	2	33.3%
2019	3	50.0%

Which technologies does Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

B23B - TURNING; Boring 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 3

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#39,107

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

23.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is B23B (TURNING; Boring), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23B
Ranked #39,107 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Bilz Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG against Bifrost Communications ApS, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.2/100 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

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.