USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 22 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: F16J (PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

9.2

Avg claims per patent

+0%

5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Freudenberg-nok ranks #9,260 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 22 technology areas.

#9,260
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.4/100): 9.2
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership has been granted 34 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Freudenberg-nok General Partnership at #9,260 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16J (PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS). As a US Corporation, Freudenberg-nok General Partnership is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Freudenberg-nok sits between Fuding Precision Components (shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (34 patents, rank #9,258) and GEOX S.p.a. (34 patents, rank #9,266) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.4/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 15 grants, compared with 15 in the 2015–2019 window, a +0% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The US Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Freudenberg-nok General Partnership's 9.2 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 22 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

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What this shows Freudenberg-nok holds 34 patents at rank #9,262, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Freudenberg-nok

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,262 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16J (Pistons)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Freudenberg-nok's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Freudenberg-nok, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

NL Giken Incorporated 38 Lake Products Limited 38 IPEX Technologies Inc. 38 Lanzatech New Zealand Limited 38

Freudenberg-nok's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 50,000 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

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.

View data table

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	2.9%
2016	4	11.8%
2017	5	14.7%
2018	4	11.8%
2019	1	2.9%
2020	3	8.8%
2021	6	17.6%
2022	2	5.9%
2023	2	5.9%
2024	2	5.9%
2025partial year	4	11.8%

Which technologies does Freudenberg-nok General Partnership patent most?

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 24

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 7

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 4

F01L - CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES 3

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 3

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 2

F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES 1

F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 1

B25D - PERCUSSIVE TOOLS 1

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 1

F16H - GEARING 1

B25B - TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 1

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES 1

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 34 grants

CPC subclasses 22

Avg. claims / grant 9.2

Velocity +0%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#9,260

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Freudenberg-nok General Partnership rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Freudenberg-nok General Partnership ranks #9,260 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Freudenberg-nok General Partnership hold?

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Freudenberg-nok General Partnership's Innovation Score?

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership has an Innovation Score of 38.4 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Freudenberg-nok General Partnership focus on?

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership's top technology area is F16J (PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS) with 24 patents. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Freudenberg-nok General Partnership's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Freudenberg-nok General Partnership's patents?

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership's patents average 9.2 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 Freudenberg-nok General Partnership 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

Freudenberg-nok's 34 grants land it in the top 41% 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 - Freudenberg-nok ranks #9,260 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16J - see who else leads that technology area. F16J 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

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

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.