Where does BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH ranks #39,277 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 BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH hold?

BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH's Innovation Score?

BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH has an Innovation Score of 25.5 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH's patents?

BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH's patents average 14.7 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH

Q: What technology areas does BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH focus on?

BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH's top technology area is B21D (Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal) with 3 patents, ranking #230 of 818 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU 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 PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: B21D (Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BWG ranks #39,277 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#39,277
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.5/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39277 · Foreign Corporation #39,277 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,277/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Babson Diagnostics
CPC-NARROW B21D · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Babson Diagnostics, 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 BWG’s 25.5 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 6.7 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
BWG BERGWERK—UND… · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BWG's Innovation Score is 25.5/100 (18th 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 BWG?

Each dot is one of BWG’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). BWG’s own 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where BWG's grants concentrate

BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under B21D (Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, BWG sits between Buscemi, LLC and Baffle, Inc..

Buscemi

6
Buss-sms-canzler

6
Buzzballz

6
BW Converting

6
Bytelight

6
Babson Diagnostics

6
Badu Networks

6
Baffle

6
BWG Bergwerk—UND… ◀

6

What this shows BWG holds 6 patents at rank #39,154, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BWG

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,154 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B21D (Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes)

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

BWG's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2017	2	33.3%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	2	33.3%

Which technologies does BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH patent most?

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 3

C21D - Modifying THE Physical Structure OF Ferrous METALS; General Devices FOR Heat Treatment OF Ferrous OR Non-ferrous Metals OR ALLOYS; Making Metal Malleable, e.g. BY Decarburisation OR Tempering 2

B21B - Rolling OF Metal 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

B21C - Manufacture OF Metal Sheets, Wire, Rods, Tubes, Profiles OR Like Semi-manufactured Products Otherwise Than BY ROLLING; Auxiliary Operations Used IN Connection With Metal-working Without Essentially Removing Material 1

F27B - Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts IN GENERAL; Open Sintering OR Like Apparatus 1

C22F - Changing THE Physical Structure OF Non-ferrous Metals AND Non-ferrous Alloys 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

Top 8 of 8 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

BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH's lead technology class is B21D (Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B21D
Ranked #39,277 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BWG BERGWERK—UND WALZWERK—MASCHINENBAU GMBH against Buscemi, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.5/100 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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