USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 259 granted patents across 79 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

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

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259

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.3

Avg claims per patent

+70%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Endress+hauser holds 259 US patents across 79 technology areas, rank #1,592 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,592
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.1/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: +70%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG has been granted 259 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG at rank #1,592 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 79 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a Foreign Corporation, Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Endress+hauser sits between Brocade Communications Systems Llc (260 patents, rank #1,588) and SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. (259 patents, rank #1,596) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.1/100 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 163 grants, compared with 96 in the 2015–2019 window, a +70% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG's 13.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 79 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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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.

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

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Endress+hauser's primary technology class.

Endress+hauser'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 · 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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Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
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%
2025	14	5.4%

Which technologies does Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 165

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 36

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 25

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 24

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 20

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 16

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 12

G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY 10

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 10

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 10

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 10

G08C - TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS 9

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 9

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 9

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 8

Top 15 of 79 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,592

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.1 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 Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG hold?

Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG holds 259 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 79 technology areas.

What is Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG's Innovation Score?

Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG has an Innovation Score of 58.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG focus on?

Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 165 patents. The company has filed patents in 79 CPC subclasses total.

Is Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG's recent filing velocity is +70% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG's patents?

Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG's patents average 13.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Endress+hauser Conducta 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.

How to use this portfolio

Endress+hauser's 259 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 - Endress+hauser ranks #1,592 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.

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.