USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 41 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: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.1

Avg claims per patent

+9%

5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, EMPA ranks #11,638 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 41 technology areas.

#11,638
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (46.9/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: +9%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt has been granted 26 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt at #11,638 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 41 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a Foreign Corporation, EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, EMPA sits between EJOT Gmbh & Co. KG (26 patents, rank #11,631) and Emhart Glass S.a. (26 patents, rank #11,639) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 46.9/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 12 grants, compared with 11 in the 2015–2019 window, a +9% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt's 14.1 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 41 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

EJOT & KG

26
Elbex Video

26
Elementis Special…

26
EMED LABS

26
Evolutive LABS

26
Echo Incorporated

26
Elopak AS

26
Emhart Glass

26
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26

What this shows EMPA holds 26 patents at rank #11,635, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near EMPA

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,635 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

EMPA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 50,000 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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.

View data table

EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	7.7%
2017	3	11.5%
2018	3	11.5%
2019	3	11.5%
2020	3	11.5%
2021	3	11.5%
2022	2	7.7%
2024	4	15.4%
2025partial year	3	11.5%

Which technologies does EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 7

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 4

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 4

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 3

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 3

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 3

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 3

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 3

D06M - TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS 2

Y02W - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT 2

G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY 2

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 2

H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES 2

F01L - CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES 2

Top 15 of 41 technology areas

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 26 grants

CPC subclasses 41

Avg. claims / grant 14.1

Velocity +9%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#11,638

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

46.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt ranks #11,638 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt hold?

EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt holds 26 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 41 technology areas.

What is EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt's Innovation Score?

EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt has an Innovation Score of 46.9 out of 100 (top 20% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt focus on?

EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 7 patents. Grants appear in 41 CPC subclasses total.

Is EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt's recent grant velocity is +9% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt's patents?

EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt's patents average 14.1 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 EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt 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

EMPA's 26 grants land it in the top 20% 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 - EMPA ranks #11,638 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N 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.

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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

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.