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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BJB GmbH & Co. KG ranks #9,451 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 BJB GmbH & Co. KG hold?

BJB GmbH & Co. KG holds 33 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

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

BJB GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 38.0 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

BJB GmbH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is +38% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for BJB GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

BJB GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 8.0 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 BJB 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

BJB GmbH & Co. KG

Q: What technology areas does BJB GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

BJB GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is F21V (Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 22 patents, ranking #117 of 1,842 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 33 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: F21V (Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BJB ranks #9,451 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 33 patents across 15 technology areas.

#9,451
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.0/100): 8.0
avg claims per patent: +38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9451 · Foreign Corporation #9,451 · 33 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 33 grants
UPPER-Q #9,451/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Beam Engineering…
CPC-FOCUS F21V · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +38% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Beam Engineering for Advanced Measurements Co. (±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 BJB’s 38.0 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 12.2 pts (32%) Velocity 7.3 pts (19%) Breadth 13.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 4.8 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Aerojet Rocketdyne… · near

38
BJB & KG · this assignee

38
Dental SmartMirror · near

38
Gracenote Digital… · near

38
Klox · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BJB's Innovation Score is 38.0/100 (top 42% 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 BJB?

Each dot is one of BJB’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). BJB’s own 8.0 claims/patent is at or below the 11.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where BJB's grants concentrate

BJB GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under F21V (Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, BJB sits between Beihai HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. and BioMedical Enterprises, Inc..

BJB's three-year grant acceleration

BJB GmbH & Co. KG shows 12 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Beihai HKC Optoel…

33
Beijing Apollo Di…

33
Beijing Smtp Tech…

33
Bitwave PTE

33
Blue Rhino Global…

33
Btsr Internationa…

33
Beam Engineering…

33
Biomedical Enterp…

33
BJB & KG ◀

33

What this shows BJB holds 33 patents at rank #9,447, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BJB

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,447 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F21V (Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Sys…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for BJB, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F21V (Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Sys…), BJB ranks #117 of 1,842 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Klox Technologies Inc. 38 Dental SmartMirror, Inc. 38 Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC 38 Aerojet Rocketdyne OF DE, Inc. 38

BJB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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BJB GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	12.1%
2017	1	3.0%
2018	3	9.1%
2019	5	15.2%
2020	2	6.1%
2021	4	12.1%
2022	5	15.2%
2023	7	21.2%
2025partial year	2	6.1%

Which technologies does BJB GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 22

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 16

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 12

F24C - Domestic Stoves OR Ranges ; Details OF Domestic Stoves OR Ranges, OF General Application 11

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 9

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 7

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 6

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 5

F21K - Non-electric Light Sources Using LUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using Charges OF Combustible MATERIAL; Light Sources Using Semiconductor Devices AS Light-generating ELEMENTS; Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

A21B - Bakers' OVENS; Machines OR Equipment FOR Baking 3

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 3

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H01K - Electric Incandescent Lamps 1

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

Top 15 of 15 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

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

BJB GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is F21V (Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F21V
Ranked #9,451 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BJB GmbH & Co. KG against Beihai HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.0/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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