Where does Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH ranks #2,252 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 Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH hold?

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH holds 174 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 50 technology areas.

What is Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH's Innovation Score?

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH has an Innovation Score of 60.2 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH's recent grant velocity is +61% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH's patents?

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH's patents average 16.6 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 Fresenius Kabi Deutschland 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

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH focus on?

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH's top technology area is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor) with 90 patents, ranking #80 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 50 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 174 granted patents across 50 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Fresenius ranks #2,252 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 174 patents across 50 technology areas.

#2,252
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.2/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: +61%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2252 · Foreign Corporation #2,252 · 174 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 174 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,252/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Argo AI
CPC-WIDE A61M · 50 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +61% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Argo AI, 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 Fresenius’s 60.2 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 17.8 pts (30%) Velocity 7.4 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Gentex · near

60
Sercel · near

60
Eastman Kodak · near

60
Fresenius Kabi… · this assignee

60
Fuzhou BOE Optoelect… · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Fresenius's Innovation Score is 60.2/100 (top 3% 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 Fresenius?

Each dot is one of Fresenius’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). Fresenius’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Fresenius's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH received 100 grants versus 62 in 2015–2019 (+61% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 31 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 7. Lead class A61M accounts for 51.7% of the portfolio across 50 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Argo AI, LLC (#2,248) and SIG Sauer Inc. (#2,256).

Fresenius's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH moved from 57 to 63 grants (1.10x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #949. See the growth leaderboard.

Argo AI

174
Belkin Internatio…

174
Edgewell Personal…

174
Florida Foundatio…

174
Joseph Joseph

174
NAN YA Plastics

174
Outotec (Finland)…

174
SIG Sauer

174
Fresenius Kabi De… ◀

174

What this shows Fresenius holds 174 patents at rank #2,252, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Fresenius

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,252 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Fresenius, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into), Fresenius ranks #80 of 3,490 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Fuzhou BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 60 Eastman Kodak Company 60 Sercel, Inc 60 Gentex Corporation 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.6 here).

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. 16.6 avg Fluor Technologies Corporation 16.6 avg Medtronic Vascular Galway Unlimited Company 16.6 avg Amesbury Group, Inc. 16.6 avg

Fresenius's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 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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Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	8.0%
2016	7	4.0%
2017	13	7.5%
2018	8	4.6%
2019	20	11.5%
2020	18	10.3%
2021	19	10.9%
2022	31	17.8%
2023	15	8.6%
2024	17	9.8%
2025partial year	12	6.9%

Which technologies does Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH patent most?

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 90

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 49

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 43

C07K - Peptides 21

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 20

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 17

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 13

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 10

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 10

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 10

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 8

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 6

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 6

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 5

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 5

Top 15 of 50 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

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH's lead technology class is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor), 51.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #2,252 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH against Argo AI, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.2/100 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.

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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