Where does Carl Mahr Holding GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Carl Mahr Holding GMBH ranks #17,532 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 Carl Mahr Holding GMBH hold?

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Carl Mahr Holding GMBH's Innovation Score?

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH has an Innovation Score of 33.9 out of 100 (46th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Carl Mahr Holding GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH's recent grant velocity is +14% 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 Carl Mahr Holding GMBH's patents?

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH's patents average 17.2 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 Carl Mahr Holding 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

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Carl Mahr Holding GMBH focus on?

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH's top technology area is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours) with 13 patents, ranking #115 of 2,030 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Carl ranks #17,532 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 8 technology areas.

#17,532
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.9/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: +14%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17532 · Foreign Corporation #17,532 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,532/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Calzaturificio S C…
CPC-NARROW G01B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +14% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A. (±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 Carl’s 33.9 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 9.8 pts (29%) Velocity 3.8 pts (11%) Breadth 10.0 pts (29%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Carl Mahr Holding · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Carl's Innovation Score is 33.9/100 (46th 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 Carl?

Each dot is one of Carl’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). Carl’s own 17.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Carl's grants concentrate

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 81.3% of grants classified under G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Carl sits between Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A. and CB Innovations, LLC.

Carl's three-year grant acceleration

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Calzaturificio S…

16
Cambridge GAN Dev…

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Canatu OY

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Canyon

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Carnegie Mellon U…

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Casio Manufacturi…

16
Cassia Networks

16
CB Innovations

16
Carl Mahr Holding ◀

16

What this shows Carl holds 16 patents at rank #17,528, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Carl

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,528 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01B (Measuring Length)

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

Carl's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Carl Mahr Holding GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	12.5%
2018	2	12.5%
2019	3	18.8%
2020	2	12.5%
2021	2	12.5%
2022	3	18.8%
2024	1	6.3%
2025partial year	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Carl Mahr Holding GMBH patent most?

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 13

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 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

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

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

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

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Carl Mahr Holding GMBH's lead technology class is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours), 81.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01B
Ranked #17,532 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Carl Mahr Holding GMBH against Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.9/100 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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