Where does epro GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), epro GmbH ranks #18,593 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 epro GmbH hold?

epro GmbH holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is epro GmbH's Innovation Score?

epro GmbH has an Innovation Score of 37.1 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does epro GmbH focus on?

epro GmbH's top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 6 patents, ranking #5,405 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is epro GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

epro GmbH's recent grant velocity is -50% 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 epro GmbH's patents?

epro GmbH's patents average 15.1 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 epro GmbH 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

epro GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, epro ranks #18,593 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 20 technology areas.

#18,593
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.1/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18593 · Foreign Corporation #18,593 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,593/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ams Sensors Germany
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 20 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ams Sensors Germany GmbH (±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 epro’s 37.1 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 9.6 pts (26%) Velocity 2.7 pts (7%) Breadth 15.8 pts (43%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
epro · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows epro's Innovation Score is 37.1/100 (top 44% 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 epro?

Each dot is one of epro’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). epro’s own 15.1 claims/patent is at or below the 18.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where epro's grants concentrate

epro GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, epro sits between Zhuhai Crystal Resonance Technologies Co., Ltd. and nCap Licensing, LLC.

epro's three-year grant acceleration

epro GmbH shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Zhuhai Crystal Re…

15
Zhuhai Shengchang

15
Zymeworks BC

15
ams Sensors Germa…

15
ipek International

15
izotope

15
midiagnostics

15
ncap Licensing

15
epro ◀

15

What this shows epro holds 15 patents at rank #19,386, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near epro

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,386 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

epro's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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epro GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	6.7%
2017	1	6.7%
2018	6	40.0%
2019	2	13.3%
2020	3	20.0%
2023	1	6.7%
2024	1	6.7%

Which technologies does epro GmbH patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 2

H03H - Impedance Networks, e.g. Resonant CIRCUITS; Resonators 2

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 2

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 1

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 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 20 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

epro GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

epro GmbH's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #18,593 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare epro GmbH against Zhuhai Crystal Resonance Technologies Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.1/100 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.

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

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.