Where does Fidlock GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Fidlock GMBH ranks #3,883 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 Fidlock GMBH hold?

Fidlock GMBH holds 93 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Fidlock GMBH's Innovation Score?

Fidlock GMBH has an Innovation Score of 61.0 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Fidlock GMBH focus on?

Fidlock GMBH's top technology area is A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like) with 28 patents, ranking #4 of 276 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 34 CPC subclasses total.

Is Fidlock GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Fidlock GMBH's recent grant velocity is +228% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Fidlock GMBH's patents?

Fidlock GMBH's patents average 9.2 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 Fidlock GMBH 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

Fidlock GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 93 granted patents across 34 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Fidlock ranks #3,883 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 93 patents across 34 technology areas.

#3,883
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.0/100): 9.2
avg claims per patent: +228%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3883 · Foreign Corporation #3,883 · 93 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 93 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,883/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Chang Gung University
CPC-FOCUS A44B · 34 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +228% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Chang Gung University (±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 Fidlock’s 61.0 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 15.7 pts (26%) Velocity 19.2 pts (31%) Breadth 20.6 pts (34%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (9%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nanyang Technologica… · near

61
Tula eTechnology · near

61
Carbon Technology… · near

61
Fidlock · this assignee

61
Sealed Air (US) · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Fidlock's Innovation Score is 61.0/100 (top 3% 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 Fidlock?

Each dot is one of Fidlock’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). Fidlock’s own 9.2 claims/patent is at or below the 11.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Fidlock's grants concentrate

Fidlock GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 34 CPC subclasses with 30.1% of grants classified under A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (32 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Fidlock sits between Chang Gung University and Kids II, Inc..

Fidlock's three-year grant acceleration

Fidlock GMBH shows 49 grants in 2022–2024 against only 17 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.

Chang Gung Univer…

93
Cknapp Sales

93
CSP

93
Elbee Pty

93
Future Motion

93
Intermec IP

93
Intercontinental…

93
Kids II

93
Fidlock ◀

93

What this shows Fidlock holds 93 patents at rank #3,883, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Fidlock

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,883 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A44B (Buttons)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Fidlock, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A44B (Buttons), Fidlock ranks #4 of 276 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC 61 Sealed Air Corporation (US) 61 Tula eTechnology, Inc. 61 Nanyang Technological University 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.2 here).

Hakko Corporation 9.2 avg Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. 9.2 avg Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. 9.2 avg Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd. 9.2 avg

Fidlock's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Fidlock GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	2.2%
2016	1	1.1%
2017	4	4.3%
2018	4	4.3%
2019	7	7.5%
2020	4	4.3%
2021	6	6.5%
2022	6	6.5%
2023	11	11.8%
2024	32	34.4%
2025partial year	16	17.2%

Which technologies does Fidlock GMBH patent most?

A44B - Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like 28

A44D - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Buttons, Pins, Buckles OR Slide Fasteners, AND TO Jewellery, Bracelets OR Other Personal Adornments 22

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 21

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 20

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 18

A43C - Fastenings OR Attachments OF FOOTWEAR; Laces IN General 10

A41F - Garment FASTENINGS; Suspenders 9

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 7

B62J - Cycle Saddles OR SEATS; Auxiliary Devices OR Accessories Specially Adapted TO Cycles AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Article Carriers OR Cycle Protectors 6

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 5

A44C - Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins 5

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 5

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 5

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 5

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

Top 15 of 34 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

Fidlock GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Fidlock GMBH's lead technology class is A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like), 30.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A44B
Ranked #3,883 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Fidlock GMBH against Chang Gung University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.0/100 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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