Where does Buerkert Werke GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Buerkert Werke GMBH ranks #5,266 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 Buerkert Werke GMBH hold?

Buerkert Werke GMBH holds 65 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 39 technology areas.

What is Buerkert Werke GMBH's Innovation Score?

Buerkert Werke GMBH has an Innovation Score of 47.2 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Buerkert Werke GMBH focus on?

Buerkert Werke GMBH's top technology area is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating) with 41 patents, ranking #36 of 1,836 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 39 CPC subclasses total.

Is Buerkert Werke GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Buerkert Werke GMBH's recent grant velocity is -97% 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 Buerkert Werke GMBH's patents?

Buerkert Werke GMBH's patents average 17.8 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 Buerkert Werke 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

Buerkert Werke GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 65 granted patents across 39 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Buerkert ranks #5,266 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 65 patents across 39 technology areas.

#5,266
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.2/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: -97%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5266 · Foreign Corporation #5,266 · 65 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 65 grants
UPPER-Q #5,266/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Alta Devices
CPC-FOCUS F16K · 39 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -97% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Alta Devices, 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 Buerkert’s 47.2 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 14.5 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 22.1 pts (47%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Buerkert Werke · this assignee

47
Mylan · near

47
Nottingham Trent… · near

47
Valeo Siemens… · near

47
DT Swiss · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Buerkert's Innovation Score is 47.2/100 (top 19% 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 Buerkert?

Each dot is one of Buerkert’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). Buerkert’s own 17.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Buerkert's grants concentrate

Buerkert Werke GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 39 CPC subclasses with 63.1% of grants classified under F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (17 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, Buerkert sits between ZT Group Int'l, Inc. and Bridgestone Bandag, LLC.

ZT Group Int'l

66
Alta Devices

65
AZ Materials (Lux…

65
Anthony

65
Bystronic Laser

65
Biomet Biologics

65
Blue Origin

65
Bridgestone Bandag

65
Buerkert Werke ◀

65

What this shows Buerkert holds 65 patents at rank #5,263, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Buerkert

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,263 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16K (Valves)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Buerkert, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16K (Valves), Buerkert ranks #36 of 1,836 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

Valeo Siemens Eautomotive France SAS 47 Mylan Inc. 47 Nottingham Trent University 47 DT Swiss Inc. 47

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.8 here).

Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. 17.8 avg MSA Technology, LLC 17.8 avg LightLab Imaging, Inc. 17.8 avg Clariant International Ltd 17.8 avg

Buerkert's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Buerkert Werke GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	15	23.1%
2016	17	26.2%
2017	11	16.9%
2018	12	18.5%
2019	8	12.3%
2020	2	3.1%

Which technologies does Buerkert Werke GMBH patent most?

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 41

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 19

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 8

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 7

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 5

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 4

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 3

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 3

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

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 3

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

Top 15 of 39 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

Buerkert Werke GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Buerkert Werke GMBH's lead technology class is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating), 63.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16K
Ranked #5,266 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Buerkert Werke GMBH against ZT Group Int'l, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.2/100 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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