Where does Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. ranks #16,770 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 Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. hold?

Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2022 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 52.2 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc.'s patents?

Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc.'s patents average 16.6 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 Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. focus on?

Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc.'s top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 15 patents, ranking #1,024 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2025. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Endress+hauser ranks #16,770 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 12 technology areas.

#16,770
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.2/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16770 · US Corporation #16,770 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,770/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Elite Manufacturing
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2022–2025 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Elite Manufacturing Corporation (±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 52.2 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 10.0 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (38%) Breadth 12.2 pts (23%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (19%)

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What this shows Endress+hauser's Innovation Score is 52.2/100 (top 10% 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 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Endress+hauser's grants concentrate

Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 88.2% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (6 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2022. By volume, Endress+hauser sits between Elite Manufacturing Corporation and Envirologix Inc..

Endress+hauser's three-year grant acceleration

Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. shows 13 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.

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What this shows Endress+Hauser holds 17 patents at rank #16,778, 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 #16,778 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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

52 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	3	17.6%
2023	4	23.5%
2024	6	35.3%
2025partial year	4	23.5%

Which technologies does Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 15

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 9

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

C10M - Lubricating Compositions ; USE OF Chemical Substances Either Alone OR AS Lubricating Ingredients IN A Lubricating Composition 1

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 1

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 1

C10N - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass C10m Relating TO Lubricating Compositions 1

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 88.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #16,770 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc. against Elite Manufacturing Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.2/100 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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