Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 259 granted patents across 79 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Endress+hauser ranks #1,592 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 259 patents across 79 technology areas.
- #1,592
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 5%
- by Innovation Score (58.1/100)
- 13.3
- avg claims per patent
- +55%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R1592 · Foreign Corporation #1,592 · 259 grants
GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MID 259 grants
- TOP-DECILE #1,592/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Apex Brands
- CPC-WIDE G01N · 79 areas
- INNOV-PAR 58.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 13.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +55% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Apex Brands, 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 Endress+hauser’s 58.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Endress+hauser
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- ebm-papst Mulfingen… · near
ebm-papst Mulfingen… · near
58 score
- Endress+Hauser… · this assignee
Endress+Hauser… · this assignee
58 score
- Katmai Tech · near
Katmai Tech · near
58 score
- Korea Hydro &… · near
Korea Hydro &… · near
58 score
- Koenig & Bauer · near
Koenig & Bauer · near
58 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Endress+hauser's Innovation Score is 58.1/100 (top 5% 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 Endress+hauser?
Each dot is one of Endress+hauser’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). Endress+hauser’s own 13.3 claims/patent is at or below the 18.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
How Endress+hauser's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG received 149 grants versus 96 in 2015–2019 (+55% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 39 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 13. Lead class G01N accounts for 63.7% of the portfolio across 79 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Brocade Communications Systems LLC (#1,588) and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (#1,596).
Endress+hauser's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG moved from 100 to 88 grants (0.88x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,552. See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at Endress+Hauser's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Brocade Communica…
Brocade Communications Systems LLC
260 patents
- Eagle Technology
Eagle Technology, LLC
260 patents
- Thermo Fisher Sci…
Thermo Fisher Scientific (BREMEN) GMBH
260 patents
- Apex Brands
Apex Brands, Inc.
259 patents
- Intel Deutschland
Intel Deutschland GmbH
259 patents
- King Abdulaziz Ci…
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
259 patents
- Momentive Perform…
Momentive Performance Materials GmbH
259 patents
- Sony Computer Ent…
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
259 patents
- Endress+Hauser Co… ◀
Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
259 patents
What this shows Endress+Hauser holds 259 patents at rank #1,592, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Endress+Hauser
By rank, the assignees closest to #1,592 in granted patent volume.
- Brocade Communications Systems LLC #1,588 · 260 patents
- Eagle Technology, LLC #1,589 · 260 patents
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (BREMEN) GMBH #1,590 · 260 patents
- Apex Brands, Inc. #1,591 · 259 patents
- Intel Deutschland GmbH #1,593 · 259 patents
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology #1,594 · 259 patents
- Momentive Performance Materials GmbH #1,595 · 259 patents
- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. #1,596 · 259 patents
Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Endress+Hauser's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,153 in class
- Shimadzu Corporation 1,111 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 837 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 816 in class
- The Boeing Company 701 in class
- General Electric Company 634 in class
- Kla-tencor Corporation 583 in class
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 530 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Endress+Hauser, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), Endress+Hauser ranks #78 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.3 here).
Endress+hauser's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | 5.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | 9.3% |
| 2018 | 20 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 39 | 15.1% |
| 2020 | 28 | 10.8% |
| 2021 | 33 | 12.7% |
| 2022 | 34 | 13.1% |
| 2023 | 34 | 13.1% |
| 2024 | 20 | 7.7% |
| 2025partial year | 14 | 5.4% |
Which technologies does Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG patent most?
Top 15 of 79 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 63.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
- Ranked #1,592 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG against Brocade Communications Systems LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 58.1/100 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.
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