Erni Production GmbH & Co. KG
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 4 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Erni ranks #13,412 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #13,412
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 15th percentile
- by Innovation Score (24.7/100)
- 9.6
- avg claims per patent
- -78%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R13412 · Foreign Corporation #13,412 · 22 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
- MID-PACK #13,412/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Eberhard Karls…
- CPC-NARROW H01R · 4 areas
- INNOV-THIN 24.7/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 9.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -78% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen Medizinische Fakultaet (±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 Erni’s 24.7 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Erni
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Erni Production & KG · this assignee 25
Erni Production & KG · this assignee
25 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Erni's Innovation Score is 24.7/100 (15th percentile 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 Erni?
Each dot is one of Erni’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). Erni’s own 9.6 claims/patent is at or below the 13.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Erni's grants concentrate
Erni Production GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Erni sits between Emerson Paradigm Holding LLC and Element 1 Corp.
Erni's three-year grant acceleration
Erni Production GmbH & Co. KG shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.
Who files at Erni's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Emerson Paradigm…
Emerson Paradigm Holding LLC
22 patents
- Emtensor
Emtensor GMBH
22 patents
- Enterpriseweb
Enterpriseweb LLC
22 patents
- Enzychem Lifescie…
Enzychem Lifesciences Corporation
22 patents
- Esbatech an Alcon…
ESBATech, an Alcon Biomedical Research Unit LLC
22 patents
- Eberhard Karls Un…
Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen Medizinische Fakultaet
22 patents
- Edmonds Outdoors
Edmonds Outdoors, LLC
22 patents
- Element 1
Element 1 Corp
22 patents
- Erni Production &… ◀
Erni Production GmbH & Co. KG
22 patents
What this shows Erni holds 22 patents at rank #13,400, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Erni
By rank, the assignees closest to #13,400 in granted patent volume.
- Emerson Paradigm Holding LLC #13,396 · 22 patents
- Emtensor GMBH #13,397 · 22 patents
- Enterpriseweb LLC #13,398 · 22 patents
- Enzychem Lifesciences Corporation #13,399 · 22 patents
- ESBATech, an Alcon Biomedical Research Unit LLC #13,401 · 22 patents
- Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen Medizinische Fakultaet #13,402 · 22 patents
- Edmonds Outdoors, LLC #13,403 · 22 patents
- Element 1 Corp #13,404 · 22 patents
Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Erni's primary technology class.
- Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. 1,543 in class
- Yazaki Corporation 1,482 in class
- Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited 847 in class
- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 729 in class
- Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. 694 in class
- Molex, LLC 599 in class
- Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited 523 in class
- TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. 459 in class
Erni's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
25 15th percentile higher than 15% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 13.6% |
| 2016 | 4 | 18.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 6 | 27.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 13.6% |
| 2020 | 3 | 13.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 4.5% |
Which technologies does Erni Production GmbH & Co. KG patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Erni Production GmbH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Erni Production GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
- Ranked #13,412 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Erni Production GmbH & Co. KG against Emerson Paradigm Holding LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 24.7/100 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.
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.