Where does Elobau GmbH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Elobau GmbH & Co. KG ranks #12,910 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 Elobau GmbH & Co. KG hold?

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Elobau GmbH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 44.7 out of 100 (top 25% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Elobau GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only) with 8 patents, ranking #23 of 346 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Elobau GmbH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is +800% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Elobau GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 5.3 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 Elobau GmbH & Co. KG 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

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Elobau ranks #12,910 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 9 technology areas.

#12,910
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.7/100): 5.3
avg claims per patent: +800%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12910 · Foreign Corporation #12,910 · 23 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,910/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Eargo
CPC-NARROW G05G · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.7/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +800% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Eargo, 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 Elobau’s 44.7 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 11.0 pts (25%) Velocity 20.0 pts (45%) Breadth 10.6 pts (24%) Claim depth 3.2 pts (7%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Elobau & KG · this assignee

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Elobau's Innovation Score is 44.7/100 (top 25% 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 Elobau?

Each dot is one of Elobau’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). Elobau’s own 5.3 claims/patent is at or below the 17.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Elobau's grants concentrate

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 34.8% of grants classified under G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Elobau sits between Eargo, Inc. and Excelsior Medical Corporation.

Elobau's three-year grant acceleration

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Eargo

23
Eberhard Karls Un…

23
Edscha Engineering

23
Elite Material (Z…

23
Enovate Medical

23
Enveric Bioscienc…

23
Ergon Asphalt & E…

23
Excelsior Medical

23
Elobau & KG ◀

23

What this shows Elobau holds 23 patents at rank #12,911, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Elobau

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,911 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Me…)

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

Elobau's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Elobau GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	4.3%
2021	1	4.3%
2023	2	8.7%
2024	6	26.1%
2025partial year	13	56.5%

Which technologies does Elobau GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 8

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 3

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 2

A01B - Soil Working IN Agriculture OR FORESTRY; Parts, Details, OR Accessories OF Agricultural Machines OR Implements, IN General 2

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Elobau GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is G05G (Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only), 34.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G05G
Ranked #12,910 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Elobau GmbH & Co. KG against Eargo, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.7/100 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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