USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Festo SE & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 123 granted patents across 50 technology areas, active 2020–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F15B (SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

123

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.6

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Festo holds 123 US patents across 50 technology areas, rank #3,080 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,080
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.2/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Festo SE & Co. KG has been granted 123 US utility patents between 2020 and 2025, placing Festo SE & Co. KG at rank #3,080 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 50 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in F15B (SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, Festo SE & Co. KG is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Festo sits between Endress+hauser Gmbh+co.kg (123 patents, rank #3,076) and MPI Corporation (123 patents, rank #3,084) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.2/100 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. Historical data spans 2020 through 2025, with 123 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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 SE & Co. KG's 14.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 50 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Festo SE & Co. KG against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Endress+Hauser +KG

123
Endochoice

123
Everi Games

123
Futaba Industrial

123
Headwater Research

123
Knorr-bremse Syst…

123
Lifetime Products

123
MPI

123
Festo SE & KG ◀

123

What this shows Festo holds 123 patents at rank #3,080, 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 #3,080 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F15B (Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN General)

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)

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 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

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

View data table

Festo SE & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	22	17.9%
2021	14	11.4%
2022	25	20.3%
2023	23	18.7%
2024	21	17.1%
2025	18	14.6%

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

F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 55

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 32

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 28

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 19

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 8

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

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 6

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 4

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 4

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 4

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 4

F16H - GEARING 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

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 3

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 3

Top 15 of 50 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,080

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.2 out of 100

View all rankings →

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Festo SE & Co. KG holds 123 US granted patents filed between 2020 and 2025, spanning 50 technology areas.

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

Festo SE & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 63.2 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 SE & Co. KG focus on?

Festo SE & Co. KG's top technology area is F15B (SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 55 patents. The company has filed patents in 50 CPC subclasses total.

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

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Festo SE & Co. KG.

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

Festo SE & Co. KG's patents average 14.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Festo SE & 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 123 grants land it in the top 2% 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 #3,080 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F15B - see who else leads that technology area. F15B 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.