Where does EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG ranks #24,287 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 EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG hold?

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG's Innovation Score?

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG has an Innovation Score of 38.0 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG's recent grant velocity is -57% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG's patents?

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG's patents average 18.1 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 EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG 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

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG

Q: What technology areas does EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG focus on?

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG's top technology area is C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General) with 9 patents, ranking #278 of 1,658 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evap).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, EPG ranks #24,287 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 16 technology areas.

#24,287
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.0/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: -57%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24287 · Foreign Corporation #24,287 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,287/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Energybox
CPC-FOCUS C23C · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -57% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Energybox Ltd. (±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 EPG’s 38.0 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 8.6 pts (23%) Velocity 4.4 pts (12%) Breadth 14.1 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Diaxamed · near

38
Intarcia Therapeutics · near

38
EPG (ENGINEERED… · this assignee

38
GP Cellulose · near

38
Lancer Systems · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows EPG's Innovation Score is 38.0/100 (top 42% 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 EPG?

Each dot is one of EPG’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). EPG’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where EPG's grants concentrate

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 81.8% of grants classified under C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evap). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, EPG sits between Energybox Ltd. and Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire Japan Co., Ltd..

EPG's three-year grant acceleration

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Energybox

11
Enig Associates

11
Envirosight

11
EOS of North Amer…

11
Epic OIL Extracto…

11
Esbit Compagnie

11
Esol

11
Essex Furukawa Ma…

11
EPG (Engineered N… ◀

11

What this shows EPG holds 11 patents at rank #24,250, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near EPG

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,250 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C23C (Coating Metallic Material)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for EPG, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C23C (Coating Metallic Material), EPG ranks #278 of 1,658 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

GP Cellulose GmbH 38 Lancer Systems LP 38 Diaxamed LLC 38 Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. 38

EPG's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	9.1%
2016	1	9.1%
2017	1	9.1%
2018	2	18.2%
2019	2	18.2%
2021	1	9.1%
2022	2	18.2%
2025partial year	1	9.1%

Which technologies does EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG patent most?

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 9

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 7

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 4

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 4

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 3

C23D - Enamelling OF, OR Applying A Vitreous Layer TO, Metals 2

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 1

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

C09J - ADHESIVES; Non-mechanical Aspects OF Adhesive Processes IN GENERAL; Adhesive Processes NOT Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF Materials AS Adhesives 1

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 1

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

Top 15 of 16 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

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG's lead technology class is C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evap), 81.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C23C
Ranked #24,287 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG against Energybox Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.0/100 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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