Where does FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG ranks #18,617 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 FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG hold?

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 29.4 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG'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 FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG's patents?

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG's patents average 11.7 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 FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG

Q: What technology areas does FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG focus on?

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG's top technology area is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors) with 10 patents, ranking #304 of 2,265 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FEW ranks #18,617 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 10 technology areas.

#18,617
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.4/100): 11.7
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18617 · Foreign Corporation #18,617 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,617/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH F von Langsdorf…
CPC-FOCUS H01R · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: F. von Langsdorf Licensing Limited (±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 FEW’s 29.4 Innovation Score adds up

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

Volume 9.6 pts (33%) Velocity 1.7 pts (6%) Breadth 11.2 pts (38%) Claim depth 7.0 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FEW Fahrzeugelektrik… · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows FEW's Innovation Score is 29.4/100 (31st 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 FEW?

Each dot is one of FEW’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). FEW’s own 11.7 claims/patent is at or below the 13.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where FEW's grants concentrate

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 66.7% 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 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, FEW sits between F. von Langsdorf Licensing Limited and Flaskworks, LLC.

FEW's three-year grant acceleration

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

F von Langsdorf L…

15
F R Drake

15
Fast Retailing

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FB Global Plumbin…

15
Fico Triad

15
Fidelix

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First Institute O…

15
Flaskworks

15
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15

What this shows FEW holds 15 patents at rank #18,612, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FEW

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,612 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)

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

FEW's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	6.7%
2016	2	13.3%
2018	2	13.3%
2019	5	33.3%
2020	1	6.7%
2021	2	13.3%
2023	2	13.3%

Which technologies does FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG patent most?

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 10

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 5

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 3

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

B60S - Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk 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), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
Ranked #18,617 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FEW Fahrzeugelektrik Werk GMBH & Co. KG against F. von Langsdorf Licensing Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.4/100 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.

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

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