Where does Devgen NV rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Devgen NV ranks #22,456 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 Devgen NV hold?

Devgen NV holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Devgen NV's Innovation Score?

Devgen NV has an Innovation Score of 37.2 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Devgen NV's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Devgen NV's recent grant velocity is -67% 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 Devgen NV's patents?

Devgen NV's patents average 28.3 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 Devgen NV 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

Devgen NV

Q: What technology areas does Devgen NV focus on?

Devgen NV's top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 12 patents, ranking #869 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Devgen ranks #22,456 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 8 technology areas.

#22,456
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.2/100): 28.3
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22456 · Foreign Corporation #22,456 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,456/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Davy Process…
CPC-NARROW C12N · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 28.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Davy Process Technology Limited (±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 Devgen’s 37.2 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 8.9 pts (24%) Velocity 3.3 pts (9%) Breadth 10.0 pts (27%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Devgen · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Devgen's Innovation Score is 37.2/100 (top 44% 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 Devgen?

Each dot is one of Devgen’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). Devgen’s own 28.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Devgen's grants concentrate

Devgen NV is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Devgen sits between Davy Process Technology Limited and Diehl Metering S.A.S..

Devgen's three-year grant acceleration

Devgen NV shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Davy Process Tech…

12
Deako

12
Deeyook Location

12
Deployable Space…

12
Diaxamed

12
Dido Wireless Inn…

12
Dieffenbacher Mas…

12
Diehl Metering S

12
Devgen ◀

12

What this shows Devgen holds 12 patents at rank #22,473, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Devgen

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,473 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Devgen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Devgen NV patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	16.7%
2016	2	16.7%
2017	1	8.3%
2018	4	33.3%
2021	2	16.7%
2022	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Devgen NV patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 12

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 10

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 9

C07K - Peptides 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 1

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 1

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 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

Devgen NV's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Devgen NV's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #22,456 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Devgen NV against Davy Process Technology Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.2/100 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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