Where does Flint Group Germany GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Flint Group Germany GmbH ranks #10,324 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 Flint Group Germany GmbH hold?

Flint Group Germany GmbH holds 30 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Flint Group Germany GmbH's Innovation Score?

Flint Group Germany GmbH has an Innovation Score of 40.6 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Flint Group Germany GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Flint Group Germany GmbH's recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Flint Group Germany GmbH's patents?

Flint Group Germany GmbH's patents average 16.5 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 Flint Group Germany 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

Flint Group Germany GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Flint Group Germany GmbH focus on?

Flint Group Germany GmbH's top technology area is G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;) with 25 patents, ranking #78 of 595 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 30 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Flint ranks #10,324 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 15 technology areas.

#10,324
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.6/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10324 · Foreign Corporation #10,324 · 30 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
UPPER-Q #10,324/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ExxonMobil Engineeri…
CPC-FOCUS G03F · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ExxonMobil Engineering & Technology Company (±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 Flint’s 40.6 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 11.9 pts (29%) Velocity 5.1 pts (13%) Breadth 13.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alios Biopharma · near

41
Bretford Manufacturing · near

41
Chang Gung Memorial… · near

41
Flint Group Germany · this assignee

41
GeoFrenzy · near

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Flint's Innovation Score is 40.6/100 (top 35% 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 Flint?

Each dot is one of Flint’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). Flint’s own 16.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Flint's grants concentrate

Flint Group Germany GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, Flint sits between ExxonMobil Engineering & Technology Company and GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC.

Flint's three-year grant acceleration

Flint Group Germany GmbH shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

Exxonmobil Engine…

30
Facc

30
Feng Chia Univers…

30
Ferton Holding

30
Fuel Automation S…

30
Furcifer

30
GE Oil & Gas Comp…

30
GE Vernova Infras…

30
Flint Group Germa… ◀

30

What this shows Flint holds 30 patents at rank #10,324, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Flint

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,324 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Flint, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces), Flint ranks #78 of 595 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou 41 Alios Biopharma, Inc. 41 Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. 41 GeoFrenzy, Inc. 41

Flint's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Flint Group Germany GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	4	13.3%
2018	3	10.0%
2019	3	10.0%
2020	6	20.0%
2021	4	13.3%
2022	5	16.7%
2023	2	6.7%
2024	3	10.0%

Which technologies does Flint Group Germany GmbH patent most?

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 25

B41C - Processes FOR THE Manufacture OR Reproduction OF Printing Surfaces 15

B41N - Printing Plates OR Foils ; Materials FOR Surfaces Used IN Printing Machines FOR Printing, Inking, Damping, OR THE LIKE; Preparing Such Surfaces FOR USE AND Conserving Them 8

B41F - Printing Machines OR Presses 6

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 4

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

B41P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Printing, Lining Machines, Typewriters, AND TO Stamps 2

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

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 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 15 of 15 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

Flint Group Germany GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Flint Group Germany GmbH's lead technology class is G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G03F
Ranked #10,324 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Flint Group Germany GmbH against ExxonMobil Engineering & Technology Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.6/100 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.

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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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