Overall rank by patents
#22,614
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Funke ranks #22,614 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 4 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22614 · Foreign Corporation #22,614 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Fumex AB (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Funke Digital TV Guide · this assignee
24 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Funke's Innovation Score is 23.6/100 (top 87% 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.
Funke Digital TV Guide Gmbh is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 58.3% of grants classified under G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Funke sits between Fumex AB and FUVI Cognitive Network Corp..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
FUMEX AB
12 patents
FUMOTO GIKEN CO., LTD.
12 patents
FUNDACIÓ EURECAT
12 patents
FUNDAÇÃO OSWALDO CRUZ (FIOCRUZ)
12 patents
FURUI PRECISE COMPONENT (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
12 patents
FUTAMURA KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
12 patents
FUTU NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
12 patents
FUVI COGNITIVE NETWORK CORP.
12 patents
FUNKE DIGITAL TV GUIDE GMBH
12 patents
What this shows Funke holds 12 patents at rank #22,591, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,591 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Funke's primary technology class.
Funke's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 Top 87% higher than 13% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 16.7% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,614
of 50,000 tracked assignees
23.6 out of 100
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