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GEA Process Engineering A/s

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 20 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F26B (DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM).

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26
Total patents granted
20
CPC technology areas
18.0
Avg claims per patent
+36%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

GEA holds 26 US patents across 20 technology areas, rank #11,654 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#11,654
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 34%
by Innovation Score (40.9/100)
18.0
avg claims per patent
+36%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

GEA Process Engineering A/s has been granted 26 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing GEA Process Engineering A/s at rank #11,654 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 20 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in F26B (DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM). As a Foreign Corporation, GEA Process Engineering A/s is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, GEA sits between Federal-mogul Wiesbaden Gmbh (26 patents, rank #11,650) and Genesic Semiconductor Inc. (26 patents, rank #11,658) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 40.9/100 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 15 grants, compared with 11 in the 2015–2019 window, a +36% 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 Process Engineering A/s's 18.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 20 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark GEA Process Engineering A/s against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at GEA's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows GEA holds 26 patents at rank #11,654, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near GEA

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,654 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F26B (Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Ther…)

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)

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GEA Process Engineering A/s patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2016 1 3.8%
2017 1 3.8%
2018 3 11.5%
2019 6 23.1%
2020 5 19.2%
2021 3 11.5%
2023 1 3.8%
2024 5 19.2%
2025 1 3.8%

Which technologies does GEA Process Engineering A/s patent most?

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#11,654

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

40.9 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 Process Engineering A/s hold?
GEA Process Engineering A/s holds 26 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.
What is GEA Process Engineering A/s's Innovation Score?
GEA Process Engineering A/s has an Innovation Score of 40.9 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 Process Engineering A/s focus on?
GEA Process Engineering A/s's top technology area is F26B (DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM) with 13 patents. The company has filed patents in 20 CPC subclasses total.
Is GEA Process Engineering A/s's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
GEA Process Engineering A/s's recent filing velocity is +36% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for GEA Process Engineering A/s's patents?
GEA Process Engineering A/s's patents average 18.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the GEA Process Engineering A/s 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 26 grants land it in the top 34% 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 #11,654 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in F26B - see who else leads that technology area. F26B 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

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.