USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2015–2016. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F41A (FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.2

Avg claims per patent

-100%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Diehl holds 13 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #21,016 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#21,016
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 59%
by Innovation Score (32.4/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG has been granted 13 US utility patents between 2015 and 2016, placing Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG at rank #21,016 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in F41A (FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE). As a Foreign Corporation, Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Diehl sits between Deem, Inc. (13 patents, rank #21,012) and Diogenes Limited (13 patents, rank #21,020) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 32.4/100 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 0 grants, compared with 13 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG's 15.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Deem

13
Delcath Systems

13
Dermira

13
Designer Direct

13
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13
Digital Turbine

13
Digits Financial

13
Diogenes

13
Diehl BGT Defence… ◀

13

What this shows Diehl holds 13 patents at rank #21,016, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Diehl

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,016 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO BOTH Smallarms A…)

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

Diehl's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 Top 59% higher than 41% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	61.5%
2016	5	38.5%

Which technologies does Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG patent most?

F41A - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE 3

F41F - APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS ; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS 2

F41H - ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL 2

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 2

F41G - WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING 2

C06C - DETONATING OR PRIMING DEVICES; FUSES ; CHEMICAL LIGHTERS; PYROPHORIC COMPOSITIONS 2

C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS ; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES 2

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 2

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 1

F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION 1

F42C - AMMUNITION FUZES ; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR 1

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

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 1

H03B - GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#21,016

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

32.4 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 Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG hold?

Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG holds 13 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2016, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 32.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG focus on?

Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG's top technology area is F41A (FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE) with 3 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG's recent filing velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG's patents?

Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG's patents average 15.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Diehl BGT Defence Gmbh & Co. KG 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

Diehl's 13 grants land it in the top 59% 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 - Diehl ranks #21,016 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F41A - see who else leads that technology area. F41A 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.