Where does Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG ranks #31,696 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 Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG hold?

Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 21.6 out of 100 (9th 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 Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG focus on?

Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG's top technology area is A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks) with 4 patents, ranking #81 of 312 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG's patents?

Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG's patents average 6.6 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 Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG 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

Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Franz ranks #31,696 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 8 technology areas.

#31,696
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 9th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.6/100): 6.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31696 · Foreign Corporation #31,696 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,696/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Founder Mobile…
CPC-NARROW A63H · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Founder Mobile Media Technology (BEIJING) 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 Franz’s 21.6 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 7.6 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 4.0 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Galemed · near

22
Hanil E-hwa · near

22
US Ginzzu · near

22
Franz Schneider & KG · this assignee

22
Martinrea Industries · near

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Franz's Innovation Score is 21.6/100 (9th 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 6.6 claims/patent is at or below the 17.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Franz's grants concentrate

Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Franz sits between Founder Mobile Media Technology (BEIJING) Co., Ltd. and FS.COM Limited.

Founder Mobile Me…

8
Fourth Military M…

8
Fovia

8
Franklin Sports

8
Fresenius Kabi Au…

8
Friesland Brands…

8
Frontiir PTE

8
FS COM

8
Franz Schneider &… ◀

8

What this shows Franz holds 8 patents at rank #31,643, 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 #31,643 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63H (Toys)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Franz, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A63H (Toys), Franz ranks #81 of 312 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (22 here).

Martinrea Industries, Inc. 22 US Ginzzu Inc 22 Hanil E-hwa Co., Ltd. 22 Galemed Corporation 22

Franz's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 9th percentile higher than 9% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	25.0%
2016	2	25.0%
2017	2	25.0%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG patent most?

A63H - Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks 4

B62K - CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like 2

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 1

E01H - Street CLEANING; Cleaning OF Permanent WAYS; Cleaning BEACHES; Dispersing ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN General ; Cleaning Street OR Railway Furniture OR Tunnel Walls 1

B62M - Rider Propulsion OF Wheeled Vehicles OR SLEDGES; Powered Propulsion OF Sledges OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; Transmissions Specially Adapted FOR Such Vehicles 1

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 1

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 1

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG's lead technology class is A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A63H
Ranked #31,696 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Franz Schneider GMBH & Co. KG against Founder Mobile Media Technology (BEIJING) Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.6/100 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.

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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