USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 72 granted patents across 44 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B04B (CENTRIFUGES).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.6

Avg claims per patent

+32%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

GEA holds 72 US patents across 44 technology areas, rank #4,820 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,820
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.3/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: +32%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh has been granted 72 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh at rank #4,820 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 44 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in B04B (CENTRIFUGES). As a Foreign Corporation, GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, GEA sits between Edge 3 Technologies (72 patents, rank #4,816) and Ion Beam Applications (72 patents, rank #4,824) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.3/100 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 41 grants, compared with 31 in the 2015–2019 window, a +32% 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 Mechanical Equipment Gmbh's 12.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 44 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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72
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72
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72
GE Hybrid

72
General Cable

72
Humax

72
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72
Ion Beam Applicat…

72
GEA Mechanical Eq… ◀

72

What this shows GEA holds 72 patents at rank #4,820, 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 #4,820 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B04B (Centrifuges)

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)

50 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 Mechanical Equipment Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	8.3%
2016	4	5.6%
2017	7	9.7%
2018	10	13.9%
2019	4	5.6%
2020	9	12.5%
2021	11	15.3%
2022	5	6.9%
2023	7	9.7%
2024	4	5.6%
2025	5	6.9%

Which technologies does GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh patent most?

B04B - CENTRIFUGES 45

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 9

A23B - PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES 5

A23J - PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS; PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS 4

C12H - PASTEURISATION, STERILISATION, PRESERVATION, PURIFICATION, CLARIFICATION OR AGEING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; METHODS FOR ALTERING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 4

B01D - SEPARATION 4

A23K - FODDER 3

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 3

C11B - PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES 3

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 3

C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE 3

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 3

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 3

C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS 2

C07K - PEPTIDES 2

Top 15 of 44 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,820

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.3 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 Mechanical Equipment Gmbh hold?

GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh holds 72 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 44 technology areas.

What is GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh's Innovation Score?

GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 50.3 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 Mechanical Equipment Gmbh focus on?

GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh's top technology area is B04B (CENTRIFUGES) with 45 patents. The company has filed patents in 44 CPC subclasses total.

Is GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +32% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh's patents?

GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh's patents average 12.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the GEA Mechanical Equipment 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 72 grants land it in the top 13% 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 #4,820 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B04B - see who else leads that technology area. B04B 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.