ESM ENERGIE—UND Schwingungstechnik Mitsch GMBH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, ESM ranks #35,228 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 8 technology areas.
- #35,228
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 44th percentile
- by Innovation Score (33.4/100)
- 15.9
- avg claims per patent
- +150%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R35228 · Foreign Corporation #35,228 · 7 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
- MID-PACK #35,228/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Epsilon Composite
- CPC-NARROW F16F · 8 areas
- INNOV-THIN 33.4/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +150% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Epsilon Composite (±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 ESM’s 33.4 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 ESM
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- ESM ENERGIE—UND… · this assignee 33
ESM ENERGIE—UND… · this assignee
33 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows ESM's Innovation Score is 33.4/100 (44th 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 ESM?
Each dot is one of ESM’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). ESM’s own 15.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where ESM's grants concentrate
ESM ENERGIE—UND Schwingungstechnik Mitsch GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, ESM sits between Epsilon Composite and Estar Technologies Ltd..
ESM's three-year grant acceleration
ESM ENERGIE—UND Schwingungstechnik Mitsch GMBH shows 3 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.
Who files at ESM's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Epsilon Composite
Epsilon Composite
7 patents
- Eptech
Eptech Co., Ltd.
7 patents
- Equalia
Equalia LLC
7 patents
- Eskom Holdings SOC
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited
7 patents
- Esperance Pharmac…
Esperance Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
7 patents
- Essa Pharma
Essa Pharma Inc.
7 patents
- Essencore
Essencore Limited
7 patents
- Estar
Estar Technologies Ltd.
7 patents
- ESM Energie—UND S… ◀
ESM ENERGIE—UND Schwingungstechnik Mitsch GMBH
7 patents
What this shows ESM holds 7 patents at rank #35,160, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near ESM
By rank, the assignees closest to #35,160 in granted patent volume.
- Epsilon Composite #35,156 · 7 patents
- Eptech Co., Ltd. #35,157 · 7 patents
- Equalia LLC #35,158 · 7 patents
- Eskom Holdings SOC Limited #35,159 · 7 patents
- Esperance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. #35,161 · 7 patents
- Essa Pharma Inc. #35,162 · 7 patents
- Essencore Limited #35,163 · 7 patents
- Estar Technologies Ltd. #35,164 · 7 patents
Leaders in F16F (Springs)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in ESM's primary technology class.
- Fox Factory, Inc. 263 in class
- Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG 209 in class
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG 153 in class
- KYB Corporation 145 in class
- Sumitomo Riko Company Limited 130 in class
- Exedy Corporation 120 in class
- Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC 114 in class
- Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. 103 in class
ESM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 28.6% |
Which technologies does ESM ENERGIE—UND Schwingungstechnik Mitsch GMBH patent most?
Top 8 of 8 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
ESM ENERGIE—UND Schwingungstechnik Mitsch GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- ESM ENERGIE—UND Schwingungstechnik Mitsch GMBH's lead technology class is F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16F
- Ranked #35,228 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare ESM ENERGIE—UND Schwingungstechnik Mitsch GMBH against Epsilon Composite, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 33.4/100 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.
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