Where does Fos4x GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Fos4x GMBH ranks #18,632 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 Fos4x GMBH hold?

Fos4x GMBH holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2022, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Fos4x GMBH's Innovation Score?

Fos4x GMBH has an Innovation Score of 34.3 out of 100 (47th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Fos4x GMBH focus on?

Fos4x GMBH's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 11 patents, ranking #1,181 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Fos4x GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Fos4x GMBH's recent grant velocity is +1300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Fos4x GMBH's patents?

Fos4x GMBH's patents average 14.5 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 Fos4x 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

Fos4x GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2022. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Fos4x ranks #18,632 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 13 technology areas.

#18,632
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.3/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: +1300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18632 · Foreign Corporation #18,632 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,632/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fidelix
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +1300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fidelix Co., Ltd. (±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 Fos4x’s 34.3 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 (28%) Velocity 3.3 pts (10%) Breadth 12.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Fos4x · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Fos4x's Innovation Score is 34.3/100 (47th 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 Fos4x?

Each dot is one of Fos4x’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). Fos4x’s own 14.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Fos4x vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Fos4x's grants concentrate

Fos4x GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 73.3% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Fos4x sits between Fidelix Co., Ltd. and Franco Manufacturing Co. Inc..

Fos4x's three-year grant acceleration

Fos4x GMBH shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Fidelix

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First Institute O…

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Flaskworks

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Focus-ebeam Techn…

15
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Foundation Brakes…

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Foundation FOR Bi…

15
Franco Manufactur…

15
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15

What this shows Fos4x holds 15 patents at rank #18,618, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Fos4x

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,618 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Fos4x's primary technology class.

Fos4x's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2022

Grants by year

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

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Fos4x GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	6.7%
2020	7	46.7%
2021	2	13.3%
2022	5	33.3%

Which technologies does Fos4x GMBH patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 11

F03D - Wind Motors 9

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 8

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 3

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

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 2

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Fos4x GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Fos4x GMBH's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 73.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #18,632 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Fos4x GMBH against Fidelix Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.3/100 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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