Where does Diehl Metering GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Diehl Metering GmbH ranks #7,257 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 Diehl Metering GmbH hold?

Diehl Metering GmbH holds 45 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Diehl Metering GmbH's Innovation Score?

Diehl Metering GmbH has an Innovation Score of 42.5 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Diehl Metering GmbH focus on?

Diehl Metering GmbH's top technology area is G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume) with 31 patents, ranking #22 of 1,205 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Diehl Metering GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Diehl Metering GmbH's recent grant velocity is +230% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Diehl Metering GmbH's patents?

Diehl Metering GmbH's patents average 15.9 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 Diehl Metering 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

Diehl Metering GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 45 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Diehl ranks #7,257 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 45 patents across 22 technology areas.

#7,257
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.5/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: +230%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7257 · Foreign Corporation #7,257 · 45 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 45 grants
UPPER-Q #7,257/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH DecaWave
CPC-FOCUS G01F · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +230% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: DecaWave Ltd. (±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 Diehl’s 42.5 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 13.2 pts (31%) Velocity 3.1 pts (7%) Breadth 16.6 pts (39%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DHK Storage · near

42
Diehl Metering · this assignee

42
Horton · near

42
Progressive… · near

42
Urgo Recherche… · near

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Diehl's Innovation Score is 42.5/100 (top 31% 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 Diehl?

Each dot is one of Diehl’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). Diehl’s own 15.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Diehl's grants concentrate

Diehl Metering GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 68.9% of grants classified under G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (13 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Diehl sits between Dongguan Oumeng Houseware Products Co., Ltd and Fondation B-com.

Diehl's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Diehl Metering GmbH moved from 28 to 13 grants (0.46x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Dongguan Oumeng H…

45
Dormakaba Deutsch…

45
Decawave

45
Devfactory Innova…

45
Druva

45
Enlighted

45
FC Brands

45
Fondation B-com

45
Diehl Metering ◀

45

What this shows Diehl holds 45 patents at rank #7,260, 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 #7,260 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01F (Measuring Volume)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Diehl, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01F (Measuring Volume), Diehl ranks #22 of 1,205 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Progressive Casualty Insurance Company 42 Horton, Inc. 42 Urgo Recherche Innovation ET Developpement 42 DHK Storage, Inc. 42

Diehl's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 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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Diehl Metering GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	2.2%
2017	1	2.2%
2019	8	17.8%
2020	13	28.9%
2021	7	15.6%
2022	4	8.9%
2023	5	11.1%
2024	4	8.9%
2025partial year	2	4.4%

Which technologies does Diehl Metering GmbH patent most?

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 31

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 9

H04B - Transmission 5

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

H04Q - Selecting 3

E03B - Installations OR Methods FOR Obtaining, Collecting, OR Distributing Water 3

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 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

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 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 2

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

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

Top 15 of 22 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

Diehl Metering GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Diehl Metering GmbH's lead technology class is G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume), 68.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01F
Ranked #7,257 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Diehl Metering GmbH against Dongguan Oumeng Houseware Products Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.5/100 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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