Where does d&b audiotechnik GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), d&b audiotechnik GmbH ranks #24,186 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 d&b audiotechnik GmbH hold?

d&b audiotechnik GmbH holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is d&b audiotechnik GmbH's Innovation Score?

d&b audiotechnik GmbH has an Innovation Score of 23.0 out of 100 (11th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is d&b audiotechnik GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

d&b audiotechnik GmbH's recent grant velocity is -90% 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 d&b audiotechnik GmbH's patents?

d&b audiotechnik GmbH's patents average 9.6 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 d&b audiotechnik 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

d&b audiotechnik GmbH

Q: What technology areas does d&b audiotechnik GmbH focus on?

d&b audiotechnik GmbH's top technology area is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems) with 5 patents, ranking #450 of 1,513 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, d&b ranks #24,186 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 6 technology areas.

#24,186
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.0/100): 9.6
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24186 · Foreign Corporation #24,186 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,186/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH becker marine…
CPC-NARROW H04R · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: becker marine systems GmbH Co. KG (±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 d&b’s 23.0 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 8.6 pts (37%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (38%) Claim depth 5.8 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
d&b audiotechnik · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows d&b's Innovation Score is 23.0/100 (11th 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 d&b?

Each dot is one of d&b’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). d&b’s own 9.6 claims/patent is at or below the 17.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where d&b's grants concentrate

d&b audiotechnik GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 45.5% of grants classified under H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, d&b sits between Zx Pharma, LLC and eEver Technology, Inc..

Zx Pharma

11
Zyntony

11
becker marine sys…

11
block one

11
dotloop

11
dynacert

11
e-imagedata

11
eever Technology

11
d&b audiotechnik ◀

11

What this shows d&b holds 11 patents at rank #25,597, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near d&b

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,597 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04R (Loudspeakers)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in d&b's primary technology class.

d&b's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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d&b audiotechnik GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	36.4%
2016	2	18.2%
2018	2	18.2%
2019	2	18.2%
2020	1	9.1%

Which technologies does d&b audiotechnik GmbH patent most?

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 5

H03F - Amplifiers 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

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

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 1

H04S - Stereophonic Systems 1

Top 6 of 6 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

d&b audiotechnik GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

d&b audiotechnik GmbH's lead technology class is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems), 45.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04R
Ranked #24,186 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare d&b audiotechnik GmbH against Zx Pharma, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.0/100 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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