Where does DBK David + Baader GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), DBK David + Baader GMBH ranks #34,953 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 DBK David + Baader GMBH hold?

DBK David + Baader GMBH holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is DBK David + Baader GMBH's Innovation Score?

DBK David + Baader GMBH has an Innovation Score of 31.4 out of 100 (38th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is DBK David + Baader GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

DBK David + Baader GMBH's recent grant velocity is -60% 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 DBK David + Baader GMBH's patents?

DBK David + Baader GMBH's patents average 12.7 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.

How is the DBK David + Baader 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

DBK David + Baader GMBH

Q: What technology areas does DBK David + Baader GMBH focus on?

DBK David + Baader GMBH's top technology area is H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General) with 2 patents. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 22 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: H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, DBK ranks #34,953 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 22 technology areas.

#34,953
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 12.7
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34953 · Foreign Corporation #34,953 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,953/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Daico Industries
CPC-FOCUS H05B · 22 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Daico Industries, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DBK David + Baader · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows DBK's Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th 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.

Where DBK's grants concentrate

DBK David + Baader GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, DBK sits between Daico Industries, Inc. and Deepcube Ltd..

Daico Industries

7
Dapustor

7
Data Integrity Ad…

7
Datchat

7
Dbmp

7
Dead SEA Premier…

7
Dearborn Financial

7
Deepcube

7
DBK David + Baader ◀

7

What this shows DBK holds 7 patents at rank #34,938, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near DBK

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,938 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H05B (Electric Heating)

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

DBK's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% 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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DBK David + Baader GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	28.6%
2017	1	14.3%
2019	2	28.6%
2020	2	28.6%

Which technologies does DBK David + Baader GMBH patent most?

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 2

B60H - Arrangements OF Heating, Cooling, Ventilating OR Other Air-treating Devices Specially Adapted FOR Passenger OR Goods Spaces OF Vehicles 2

F24H - Fluid Heaters, e.g. Water OR AIR Heaters, Having Heat-generating Means, e.g. Heat Pumps, IN General 2

F26B - Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom 2

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 2

F24D - Domestic- OR Space-heating Systems, e.g. Central Heating SYSTEMS; Domestic Hot-water Supply SYSTEMS; Elements OR Components Therefor 1

F01M - Lubricating OF Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Lubricating Internal Combustion ENGINES; Crankcase Ventilating 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

F16N - Lubricating 1

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#34,953

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

31.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

DBK David + Baader GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

DBK David + Baader GMBH's lead technology class is H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H05B
Ranked #34,953 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare DBK David + Baader GMBH against Daico Industries, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 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.

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

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