Where does Buhler Sortex Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Buhler Sortex Ltd. ranks #25,932 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 Buhler Sortex Ltd. hold?

Buhler Sortex Ltd. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Buhler Sortex Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Buhler Sortex Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 29.1 out of 100 (29th 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 Buhler Sortex Ltd. focus on?

Buhler Sortex Ltd.'s top technology area is B07C (Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking) with 6 patents, ranking #42 of 282 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Buhler Sortex Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Buhler Sortex Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Buhler Sortex Ltd.'s patents?

Buhler Sortex Ltd.'s patents average 15.1 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 Buhler Sortex Ltd. 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

Buhler Sortex Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B07C (Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Buhler ranks #25,932 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 11 technology areas.

#25,932
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 29th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.1/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25932 · Foreign Corporation #25,932 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #25,932/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Brochman Innovations
CPC-FOCUS B07C · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Brochman Innovations, LLC (±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 Buhler’s 29.1 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 8.3 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Buhler Sortex · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Buhler's Innovation Score is 29.1/100 (29th 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 Buhler?

Each dot is one of Buhler’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). Buhler’s own 15.1 claims/patent is at or below the 18.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Buhler's grants concentrate

Buhler Sortex Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under B07C (Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Buhler sits between Brochman Innovations, LLC and C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc..

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Buehler

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Buhler

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Bundesrepublik De…

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Business Partners

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C D L Electric

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What this shows Buhler holds 10 patents at rank #25,934, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Buhler

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,934 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B07C (Postal Sorting)

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

Buhler's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 29th percentile higher than 29% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Buhler Sortex Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	50.0%
2016	1	10.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	2	20.0%
2021	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Buhler Sortex Ltd. patent most?

B07C - Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking 6

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

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Buhler Sortex Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Buhler Sortex Ltd.'s lead technology class is B07C (Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B07C
Ranked #25,932 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Buhler Sortex Ltd. against Brochman Innovations, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.1/100 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

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