USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 167 granted patents across 105 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

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

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167

Total patents granted

105

CPC technology areas

15.9

Avg claims per patent

+9%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Forschungszentrum holds 167 US patents across 105 technology areas, rank #2,345 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,345
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (54.8/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: +9%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh has been granted 167 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh at rank #2,345 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 105 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a Foreign Corporation, Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Forschungszentrum sits between Xintec Inc. (168 patents, rank #2,341) and Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (167 patents, rank #2,349) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.8/100 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 87 grants, compared with 80 in the 2015–2019 window, a +9% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh's 15.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Forschungszentrum holds 167 patents at rank #2,345, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Forschungszentrum

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,345 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Forschungszentrum's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 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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Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	6.6%
2016	11	6.6%
2017	17	10.2%
2018	15	9.0%
2019	26	15.6%
2020	26	15.6%
2021	22	13.2%
2022	10	6.0%
2023	7	4.2%
2024	12	7.2%
2025	10	6.0%

Which technologies does Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 28

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 25

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 23

C07K - PEPTIDES 18

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 18

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 16

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 16

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 16

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 15

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 13

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 12

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 11

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 11

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 10

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 10

Top 15 of 105 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,345

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.8 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 Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh hold?

Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh holds 167 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 105 technology areas.

What is Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 54.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh focus on?

Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 28 patents. The company has filed patents in 105 CPC subclasses total.

Is Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +9% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh's patents?

Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh's patents average 15.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Forschungszentrum Jülich 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.

How to use this portfolio

Forschungszentrum's 167 grants land it in the top 7% 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 - Forschungszentrum ranks #2,345 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N 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.