USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 89 granted patents across 24 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A01J (MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.4

Avg claims per patent

+17%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

GEA holds 89 US patents across 24 technology areas, rank #4,043 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,043
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.6/100): 15.4
avg claims per patent: +17%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh has been granted 89 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh at rank #4,043 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 24 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in A01J (MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS). As a Foreign Corporation, GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, GEA sits between Diodes Incorporated (89 patents, rank #4,039) and Innogrit Technologies Co., Ltd. (89 patents, rank #4,047) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 48 grants, compared with 41 in the 2015–2019 window, a +17% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh's 15.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 24 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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89

What this shows GEA holds 89 patents at rank #4,043, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GEA

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,043 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01J (Manufacture OF Dairy Products)

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

GEA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 50,000 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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GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	5.6%
2016	10	11.2%
2017	10	11.2%
2018	7	7.9%
2019	9	10.1%
2020	10	11.2%
2021	10	11.2%
2022	6	6.7%
2023	9	10.1%
2024	9	10.1%
2025	4	4.5%

Which technologies does GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh patent most?

A01J - MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS 69

A01K - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS 25

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 12

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 10

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 10

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 5

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 4

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 2

F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 2

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 1

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 1

A01M - CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS ; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS 1

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 1

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 1

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,043

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh hold?

GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh holds 89 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh's Innovation Score?

GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 47.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh focus on?

GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh's top technology area is A01J (MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS) with 69 patents. The company has filed patents in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +17% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh's patents?

GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh's patents average 15.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the GEA Farm Technologies 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.

How to use this portfolio

GEA's 89 grants land it in the top 18% 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 - GEA ranks #4,043 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A01J - see who else leads that technology area. A01J 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 Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.