USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 183 granted patents across 54 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: 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 OT).

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

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183

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.0

Avg claims per patent

-39%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Dr. holds 183 US patents across 54 technology areas, rank #2,152 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,152
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.9/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: -39%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh has been granted 183 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh at rank #2,152 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 54 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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 OT). As a Foreign Corporation, DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Dr. sits between Solaero Technologies Corp. (184 patents, rank #2,148) and Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. (183 patents, rank #2,156) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.9/100 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 69 grants, compared with 114 in the 2015–2019 window, a -39% 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. DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh's 15.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 54 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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183

What this shows DR. holds 183 patents at rank #2,152, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near DR

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,152 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01D (Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific Variable)

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

Dr.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 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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DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	29	15.8%
2016	22	12.0%
2017	28	15.3%
2018	20	10.9%
2019	15	8.2%
2020	14	7.7%
2021	13	7.1%
2022	12	6.6%
2023	15	8.2%
2024	10	5.5%
2025	5	2.7%

Which technologies does DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh patent most?

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 128

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 95

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 19

B23Q - DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING ; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT 11

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 9

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 8

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 8

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 7

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 6

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 5

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 5

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 4

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 4

F03D - WIND MOTORS 4

Top 15 of 54 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,152

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.9 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 DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh hold?

DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh holds 183 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 54 technology areas.

What is DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh's Innovation Score?

DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 57.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh focus on?

DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh's top technology area is 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) with 128 patents. The company has filed patents in 54 CPC subclasses total.

Is DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh's recent filing velocity is -39% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh's patents?

DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh's patents average 15.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the DR. Johannes Heidenhain 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.

How to use this portfolio

Dr.'s 183 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Dr. ranks #2,152 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01D - see who else leads that technology area. G01D 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.