Where does Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA ranks #39,888 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 Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA hold?

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA's Innovation Score?

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA has an Innovation Score of 39.7 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA focus on?

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 3 patents, ranking #4,165 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA's recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA's patents?

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA's patents average 17.2 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 Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA 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

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Draegerwerk ranks #39,888 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#39,888
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.7/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39888 · Foreign Corporation #39,888 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,888/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Double Take Archery
CPC-NARROW A61B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Double Take Archery, LLC (±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 Draegerwerk’s 39.7 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 6.7 pts (17%) Velocity 13.3 pts (34%) Breadth 9.4 pts (24%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Draegerwerk & KGaA · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Draegerwerk's Innovation Score is 39.7/100 (top 37% 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 Draegerwerk?

Each dot is one of Draegerwerk’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). Draegerwerk’s own 17.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Draegerwerk's grants concentrate

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Draegerwerk sits between Double Take Archery, LLC and Drishti Technologies, Inc..

Draegerwerk's three-year grant acceleration

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Double Take Arche…

6
Dover Pumps & Pro…

6
Dow Quimica Mexic…

6
Dr Alex Wellendor…

6
Drake Water

6
Dram Designs

6
Dreamweaver Inter…

6
Drishti

6
Draegerwerk & Kgaa ◀

6

What this shows Draegerwerk holds 6 patents at rank #39,903, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Draegerwerk

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,903 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Draegerwerk's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2023	2	33.3%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 3

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #39,888 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA against Double Take Archery, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.7/100 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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