USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 183 granted patents across 58 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01B (MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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183

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.3

Avg claims per patent

+47%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Carl holds 183 US patents across 58 technology areas, rank #2,151 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,151
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.8/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: +47%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh has been granted 183 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh at rank #2,151 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 58 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01B (MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS). As a Foreign Corporation, Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Carl sits between SCA Hygiene Products AB (184 patents, rank #2,147) and Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd. (183 patents, rank #2,155) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.8/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 109 grants, compared with 74 in the 2015–2019 window, a +47% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh's 16.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 58 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Carl holds 183 patents at rank #2,151, 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 #2,151 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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	3.8%
2016	7	3.8%
2017	11	6.0%
2018	21	11.5%
2019	28	15.3%
2020	32	17.5%
2021	14	7.7%
2022	22	12.0%
2023	19	10.4%
2024	15	8.2%
2025	7	3.8%

Which technologies does Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh patent most?

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 145

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 36

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 20

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 19

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 16

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 15

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 10

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 10

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 9

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 8

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 8

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 8

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7

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 7

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 6

Top 15 of 58 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,151

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh hold?

Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh holds 183 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 58 technology areas.

What is Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 57.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh focus on?

Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik 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 145 patents. The company has filed patents in 58 CPC subclasses total.

Is Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +47% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh's patents?

Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh's patents average 16.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik 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.

How to use this portfolio

Carl's 183 grants land it in the top 5% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Carl ranks #2,151 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01B - see who else leads that technology area. G01B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.