Carl Walther GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Carl ranks #28,343 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #28,343
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 26%
- by Innovation Score (44.4/100)
- 17.2
- avg claims per patent
- +200%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R28343 · Foreign Corporation #28,343 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #28,343/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Cantex
- CPC-NARROW F41A · 3 areas
- INNOV-PAR 44.4/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +200% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Cantex, 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 Carl’s 44.4 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Carl
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Carl Walther · this assignee
Carl Walther · this assignee
44 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Carl's Innovation Score is 44.4/100 (top 26% 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 at or below the 17.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Carl's grants concentrate
Carl Walther GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 88.9% of grants classified under F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Carl sits between Cantex, Inc. and Carrot, Inc..
Carl's three-year grant acceleration
Carl Walther GmbH shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.
Who files at Carl's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Cantex
Cantex, Inc.
9 patents
- Carbofix Orthoped…
Carbofix Orthopedics Ltd.
9 patents
- Cardiosolutions
Cardiosolutions, Inc.
9 patents
- Cardurion Pharmac…
Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9 patents
- Carl Zeiss Indust…
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, LLC
9 patents
- Carl Zeiss Spectr…
Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH
9 patents
- Carlsberg A/S
Carlsberg A/S
9 patents
- Carrot
Carrot, Inc.
9 patents
- Carl Walther ◀
Carl Walther GmbH
9 patents
What this shows Carl holds 9 patents at rank #28,426, 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 #28,426 in granted patent volume.
- Cantex, Inc. #28,422 · 9 patents
- Carbofix Orthopedics Ltd. #28,423 · 9 patents
- Cardiosolutions, Inc. #28,424 · 9 patents
- Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. #28,425 · 9 patents
- Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, LLC #28,427 · 9 patents
- Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH #28,428 · 9 patents
- Carlsberg A/S #28,429 · 9 patents
- Carrot, Inc. #28,430 · 9 patents
Leaders in F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Carl's primary technology class.
- Smith & Wesson Inc. 86 in class
- SIG Sauer Inc. 80 in class
- Magpul Industries Corp. 79 in class
- WHG Properties, LLC 75 in class
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army 70 in class
- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. 58 in class
- Lwrc International LLC 49 in class
- Vista Outdoor Operations LLC 46 in class
Carl's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
44 Top 26% higher than 74% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 11.1% |
Which technologies does Carl Walther GmbH patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Carl Walther GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Carl Walther GmbH's lead technology class is F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance), 88.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41A
- Ranked #28,343 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Carl Walther GmbH against Cantex, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 44.4/100 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.
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