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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG ranks #22,319 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 BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG hold?

BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 5 technology areas.

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

BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 23.5 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 BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is B25H (Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops) with 6 patents, ranking #22 of 236 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

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

BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is +40% 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 BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 8.5 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 BS Systems 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

BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: B25H (Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BS ranks #22,319 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 5 technology areas.

#22,319
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 12th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.5/100): 8.5
avg claims per patent: +40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22319 · Foreign Corporation #22,319 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,319/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH BacterioScan
CPC-NARROW B25H · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: BacterioScan Inc. (±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 BS’s 23.5 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 8.9 pts (38%) Velocity 1.7 pts (7%) Breadth 7.9 pts (33%) Claim depth 5.1 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
BS Systems & KG · this assignee

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BS's Innovation Score is 23.5/100 (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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for BS?

Each dot is one of BS’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). BS’s own 8.5 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.

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

Where BS's grants concentrate

BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under B25H (Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, BS sits between Boyd Lighting Fixture Company and BacterioScan Inc..

BS's three-year grant acceleration

BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Boyd Lighting Fix…

12
Brainsoft

12
Briggs & Riley Tr…

12
Browning

12
BT Imaging Pty

12
Bunge Amorphic So…

12
Bwxt Canada

12
Bacterioscan

12
BS Systems & KG ◀

12

What this shows BS holds 12 patents at rank #22,274, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BS

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,274 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25H (Workshop Equipment)

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

BS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 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 · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	16.7%
2019	3	25.0%
2020	3	25.0%
2021	2	16.7%
2022	1	8.3%
2023	1	8.3%

Which technologies does BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

B25H - Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops 6

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 5

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 3

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

Top 5 of 5 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

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

BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is B25H (Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25H
Ranked #22,319 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG against Boyd Lighting Fixture Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.5/100 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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