Where does Dorma Deutschland GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Dorma Deutschland GMBH ranks #11,626 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 Dorma Deutschland GMBH hold?

Dorma Deutschland GMBH holds 26 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Dorma Deutschland GMBH's Innovation Score?

Dorma Deutschland GMBH has an Innovation Score of 31.7 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 Dorma Deutschland GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Dorma Deutschland GMBH's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Dorma Deutschland GMBH's patents?

Dorma Deutschland GMBH's patents average 12.5 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 Dorma Deutschland 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

Dorma Deutschland GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Dorma Deutschland GMBH focus on?

Dorma Deutschland GMBH's top technology area is E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof) with 19 patents, ranking #48 of 729 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Detail).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Dorma ranks #11,626 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 13 technology areas.

#11,626
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.7/100): 12.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11626 · Foreign Corporation #11,626 · 26 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 26 grants
UPPER-Q #11,626/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH DarkVision
CPC-FOCUS E05Y · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: DarkVision Technologies 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.

How Dorma’s 31.7 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 11.4 pts (36%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Coty · near

32
Incredible · near

32
Kaydon Ring & Seal · near

32
Dorma Deutschland · this assignee

32
Zircon · near

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Dorma's Innovation Score is 31.7/100 (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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Dorma?

Each dot is one of Dorma’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). Dorma’s own 12.5 claims/patent is at or below the 12.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Dorma's grants concentrate

Dorma Deutschland GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 73.1% of grants classified under E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Detail). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (13 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Dorma sits between Demerx, Inc. and Department of Biotechnology.

Demerx

26
DMK Deutsches Mil…

26
DNF

26
Dominion Energy

26
DOT Incorporation

26
Darkvision

26
Davol

26
Department of Bio…

26
Dorma Deutschland ◀

26

What this shows Dorma holds 26 patents at rank #11,622, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dorma

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,622 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Dorma, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f), Dorma ranks #48 of 729 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

Coty Inc. 32 Zircon Corporation 32 Incredible Technologies, Inc. 32 Kaydon Ring & Seal, Inc. 32

Dorma's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 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 · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Dorma Deutschland GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	19.2%
2016	13	50.0%
2017	7	26.9%
2018	1	3.8%

Which technologies does Dorma Deutschland GMBH patent most?

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 19

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 15

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 9

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 9

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 3

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Dorma Deutschland GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Dorma Deutschland GMBH's lead technology class is E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Detail), 73.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E05Y
Ranked #11,626 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Dorma Deutschland GMBH against Demerx, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.7/100 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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