Franz Kaldewei GMBH & Co. KG
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B01F (Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Franz ranks #28,796 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #28,796
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 4th percentile
- by Innovation Score (16.2/100)
- 2.0
- avg claims per patent
- -50%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R28796 · Foreign Corporation #28,796 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #28,796/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Forma TM
- CPC-NARROW B01F · 4 areas
- INNOV-LOW 16.2/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -50% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Forma TM, LLC (±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 Franz’s 16.2 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Franz
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Franz Kaldewei & KG · this assignee 16
Franz Kaldewei & KG · this assignee
16 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Franz's Innovation Score is 16.2/100 (4th 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 Franz?
Each dot is one of Franz’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). Franz’s own 2.0 claims/patent is at or below the 13.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Franz's grants concentrate
Franz Kaldewei GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 11.1% of grants classified under B01F (Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing). By volume, Franz sits between Forma TM, LLC and Freixenet, S.A..
Who files at Franz's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Forma TM
Forma TM, LLC
9 patents
- Fortune Grand Tec…
Fortune Grand Technology Inc.
9 patents
- FQ IP AB
FQ IP AB
9 patents
- France Brevets
France Brevets
9 patents
- Freedom Innovatio…
Freedom Innovations, LLC
9 patents
- Freefly Systems
Freefly Systems, Inc.
9 patents
- Freight Farms
Freight Farms, Inc.
9 patents
- Freixenet
Freixenet, S.A.
9 patents
- Franz Kaldewei &… ◀
Franz Kaldewei GMBH & Co. KG
9 patents
What this shows Franz holds 9 patents at rank #28,746, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Franz
By rank, the assignees closest to #28,746 in granted patent volume.
- Forma TM, LLC #28,742 · 9 patents
- Fortune Grand Technology Inc. #28,743 · 9 patents
- FQ IP AB #28,744 · 9 patents
- France Brevets #28,745 · 9 patents
- Freedom Innovations, LLC #28,747 · 9 patents
- Freefly Systems, Inc. #28,748 · 9 patents
- Freight Farms, Inc. #28,749 · 9 patents
- Freixenet, S.A. #28,750 · 9 patents
Leaders in B01F (Mixing)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Franz's primary technology class.
- Life Technologies Corporation 91 in class
- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 72 in class
- President and Fellows of Harvard College 65 in class
- Heraeus Medical GmbH 60 in class
- L'Oreal 56 in class
- Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC 38 in class
- Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH 37 in class
- Nordson Corporation 36 in class
Franz's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
16 4th percentile higher than 4% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2020 | 3 | 33.3% |
Which technologies does Franz Kaldewei GMBH & Co. KG patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Franz Kaldewei GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Franz Kaldewei GMBH & Co. KG's lead technology class is B01F (Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing), 11.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01F
- Ranked #28,796 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Franz Kaldewei GMBH & Co. KG against Forma TM, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 16.2/100 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.
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.