Where does B&R Industrial Automation GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), B&R Industrial Automation GmbH ranks #3,674 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 B&R Industrial Automation GmbH hold?

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH holds 99 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 60 technology areas.

What is B&R Industrial Automation GmbH's Innovation Score?

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH has an Innovation Score of 55.4 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is B&R Industrial Automation GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH's recent grant velocity is +139% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for B&R Industrial Automation GmbH's patents?

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH's patents average 14.1 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 B&R Industrial Automation 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

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH

Q: What technology areas does B&R Industrial Automation GmbH focus on?

B&R Industrial Automation 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 39 patents, ranking #40 of 1,746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 60 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 99 granted patents across 60 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, B&r ranks #3,674 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 99 patents across 60 technology areas.

#3,674
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.4/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: +139%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3674 · Foreign Corporation #3,674 · 99 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 99 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,674/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH A O Smith
CPC-WIDE B65G · 60 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +139% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: A. O. Smith Corporation (±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 B&r’s 55.4 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 15.9 pts (29%) Velocity 6.0 pts (11%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
B&R Industrial… · this assignee

55
IEE International &… · near

55
Medicaroid · near

55
Thermo Finnigan · near

55
Kuraray Noritake… · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows B&r's Innovation Score is 55.4/100 (top 7% 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 B&r?

Each dot is one of B&r’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). B&r’s own 14.1 claims/patent is at or below the 14.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How B&r's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B&R Industrial Automation GmbH received 67 grants versus 28 in 2015–2019 (+139% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 20 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 6. Lead class B65G accounts for 39.4% of the portfolio across 60 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (#3,668) and Cooledge Lighting Inc. (#3,676).

B&r's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, B&R Industrial Automation GmbH moved from 43 to 39 grants (0.91x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Shenzhen Futaihon…

100
Technische Univer…

100
A O Smith

99
Air Distribution…

99
Bolton Medical

99
Borgwarner Ludwig…

99
Christie Digital…

99
Cooledge Lighting

99
B&R Industrial Au… ◀

99

What this shows B&R holds 99 patents at rank #3,672, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near B&R

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,672 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in B&R's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for B&R, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices), B&R ranks #40 of 1,746 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Medicaroid Corporation 55 IEE International Electronics & Engineering S.A. 55 Thermo Finnigan LLC 55 Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.1 here).

Veeco Instruments Inc. 14.1 avg Biotronik AG 14.1 avg Agfa NV 14.1 avg Menicon Co., Ltd. 14.1 avg

B&r's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% 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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B&R Industrial Automation GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	13	13.1%
2019	15	15.2%
2020	15	15.2%
2021	13	13.1%
2022	13	13.1%
2023	6	6.1%
2024	20	20.2%
2025partial year	4	4.0%

Which technologies does B&R Industrial Automation GmbH patent most?

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 39

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 36

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 30

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 27

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 14

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 9

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 8

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 8

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 8

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 8

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 7

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

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 5

B41P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Printing, Lining Machines, Typewriters, AND TO Stamps 4

Top 15 of 60 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

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

B&R Industrial Automation 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), 39.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65G
Ranked #3,674 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare B&R Industrial Automation GmbH against Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.4/100 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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