Where does Diehl Metering S.A.S. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Diehl Metering S.A.S. ranks #22,461 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 S.A.S. hold?

Diehl Metering S.A.S. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Diehl Metering S.A.S.'s Innovation Score?

Diehl Metering S.A.S. has an Innovation Score of 46.1 out of 100 (top 22% 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 S.A.S. focus on?

Diehl Metering S.A.S.'s top technology area is H04Q (Selecting) with 9 patents, ranking #99 of 915 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Diehl Metering S.A.S.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Diehl Metering S.A.S.'s recent grant velocity is +900% 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 S.A.S.'s patents?

Diehl Metering S.A.S.'s patents average 26.2 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 S.A.S. 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 S.A.S.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: H04Q (Selecting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Diehl ranks #22,461 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 12 technology areas.

#22,461
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (46.1/100): 26.2
avg claims per patent: +900%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22461 · Foreign Corporation #22,461 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,461/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Devgen
CPC-FOCUS H04Q · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +900% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Devgen NV (±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 46.1 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 (19%) Velocity 10.0 pts (22%) Breadth 12.2 pts (26%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Diehl Metering S · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Diehl's Innovation Score is 46.1/100 (top 22% 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 26.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.2 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 S.A.S. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under H04Q (Selecting). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Diehl sits between Devgen NV and Domino's IP Holder LLC.

Diehl's three-year grant acceleration

Diehl Metering S.A.S. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Devgen

12
Diaxamed

12
Dido Wireless Inn…

12
Dieffenbacher Mas…

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Digwise Technology

12
Digital Dream Labs

12
Discovery com

12
Domino's IP Holder

12
Diehl Metering S ◀

12

What this shows Diehl holds 12 patents at rank #22,477, 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 #22,477 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04Q (Selecting)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

46 Top 22% higher than 78% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Diehl Metering S.A.S. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	8.3%
2020	2	16.7%
2021	2	16.7%
2022	5	41.7%
2024	1	8.3%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Diehl Metering S.A.S. patent most?

H04Q - Selecting 9

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 7

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 7

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 6

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 4

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

E03B - Installations OR Methods FOR Obtaining, Collecting, OR Distributing Water 2

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

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Top 12 of 12 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 S.A.S.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Diehl Metering S.A.S.'s lead technology class is H04Q (Selecting), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04Q
Ranked #22,461 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Diehl Metering S.A.S. against Devgen NV, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.1/100 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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