USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Festo Ag & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 84 granted patents across 41 technology areas, active 2015–2021. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

11.5

Avg claims per patent

-88%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Festo holds 84 US patents across 41 technology areas, rank #4,239 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,239
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (44.9/100): 11.5
avg claims per patent: -88%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Festo Ag & Co. KG has been granted 84 US utility patents between 2015 and 2021, placing Festo Ag & Co. KG at rank #4,239 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 41 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING). As a Foreign Corporation, Festo Ag & Co. KG is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Festo sits between Datalogic USA, Inc. (84 patents, rank #4,235) and Ignite USA, Llc (84 patents, rank #4,243) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 44.9/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 9 grants, compared with 75 in the 2015–2019 window, a -88% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Festo Ag & Co. KG's 11.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 41 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Festo Ag & Co. KG against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Datalogic USA

84
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84
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84
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84
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84
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84
Galapagos

84
Ignite USA

84
Festo & KG ◀

84

What this shows Festo holds 84 patents at rank #4,239, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Festo

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,239 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16K (Valves)

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

Festo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Festo Ag & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	6.0%
2016	16	19.0%
2017	17	20.2%
2018	19	22.6%
2019	18	21.4%
2020	7	8.3%
2021	2	2.4%

Which technologies does Festo Ag & Co. KG patent most?

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 22

F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 21

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 15

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 10

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 8

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 6

F16H - GEARING 5

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 4

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 3

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 3

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 3

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 3

H02P - CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS 3

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 3

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 3

Top 15 of 41 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,239

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Festo Ag & Co. KG hold?

Festo Ag & Co. KG holds 84 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2021, spanning 41 technology areas.

What is Festo Ag & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Festo Ag & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 44.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Festo Ag & Co. KG focus on?

Festo Ag & Co. KG's top technology area is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING) with 22 patents. The company has filed patents in 41 CPC subclasses total.

Is Festo Ag & Co. KG's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Festo Ag & Co. KG's recent filing velocity is -88% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Festo Ag & Co. KG's patents?

Festo Ag & Co. KG's patents average 11.5 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Festo Ag & Co. KG 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.

How to use this portfolio

Festo's 84 grants land it in the top 24% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Festo ranks #4,239 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16K - see who else leads that technology area. F16K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.