Where does Eppendorf AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Eppendorf AG ranks #3,732 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 Eppendorf AG hold?

Eppendorf AG holds 97 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 31 technology areas.

What is Eppendorf AG's Innovation Score?

Eppendorf AG has an Innovation Score of 53.6 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Eppendorf AG focus on?

Eppendorf AG's top technology area is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE) with 56 patents, ranking #23 of 1,325 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 31 CPC subclasses total.

Is Eppendorf AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Eppendorf AG's recent grant velocity is -60% 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 Eppendorf AG's patents?

Eppendorf AG's patents average 13.8 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 Eppendorf 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

Eppendorf AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 97 granted patents across 31 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: B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Eppendorf ranks #3,732 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 97 patents across 31 technology areas.

#3,732
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.6/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3732 · Foreign Corporation #3,732 · 97 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 97 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,732/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH CareFusion 2200
CPC-FOCUS B01L · 31 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: CareFusion 2200, 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 Eppendorf’s 53.6 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 15.8 pts (30%) Velocity 9.7 pts (18%) Breadth 19.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Eppendorf · this assignee

54
Horiba Stec · near

54
Tandem Diabetes Care · near

54
Edwards Japan · near

54
ElringKlinger · near

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Eppendorf's Innovation Score is 53.6/100 (top 9% 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 Eppendorf?

Each dot is one of Eppendorf’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). Eppendorf’s own 13.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Eppendorf's grants concentrate

Eppendorf AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 31 CPC subclasses with 57.7% of grants classified under B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (21 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2024. By volume, Eppendorf sits between CareFusion 2200, Inc. and Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology.

Eppendorf's three-year grant acceleration

Eppendorf AG shows 19 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

Carefusion 2200

97
Dongguan Jiasheng…

97
DSP Group

97
Dynasty Footwear

97
Harbor Freight To…

97
Immunolight

97
Koninklijke Phili…

97
Korea Institute o…

97
Eppendorf ◀

97

What this shows Eppendorf holds 97 patents at rank #3,732, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Eppendorf

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,732 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Eppendorf, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE), Eppendorf ranks #23 of 1,325 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Horiba Stec, Co., Ltd. 54 Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. 54 ElringKlinger AG 54 Edwards Japan Limited 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.8 here).

Glaxo Group Limited 13.8 avg Clark Equipment Company 13.8 avg Haldor TOPSØE A/S 13.8 avg Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. 13.8 avg

Eppendorf's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% 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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Eppendorf AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	21.6%
2016	21	21.6%
2017	14	14.4%
2018	3	3.1%
2019	6	6.2%
2020	3	3.1%
2021	4	4.1%
2022	10	10.3%
2023	7	7.2%
2024	2	2.1%
2025partial year	6	6.2%

Which technologies does Eppendorf AG patent most?

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 56

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 19

B04B - Centrifuges 12

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 10

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 10

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 4

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 4

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 3

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 3

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

F16H - Gearing 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

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 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 15 of 31 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

Eppendorf AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Eppendorf AG's lead technology class is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE), 57.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01L
Ranked #3,732 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Eppendorf AG against CareFusion 2200, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.6/100 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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