USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

GEA Process Engineering Nv

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 10 technology areas, active 2017–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B30B (PRESSES IN GENERAL).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.4

Avg claims per patent

-60%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

GEA holds 7 US patents across 10 technology areas, rank #35,434 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#35,434
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 27%
by Innovation Score (44.0/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -60%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

GEA Process Engineering Nv has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2017 and 2023, placing GEA Process Engineering Nv at rank #35,434 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 10 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B30B (PRESSES IN GENERAL). As a Foreign Corporation, GEA Process Engineering Nv is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, GEA sits between GCL International S.a.r.l (7 patents, rank #35,430) and General Aviation Modifications, Inc. (7 patents, rank #35,438) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 44.0/100 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 2 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a -60% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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 Nv's 20.4 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 10 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark GEA Process Engineering Nv against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows GEA holds 7 patents at rank #35,434, 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 #35,434 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B30B (Presses IN General)

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)

44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GEA Process Engineering Nv patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	28.6%
2018	2	28.6%
2019	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%

Which technologies does GEA Process Engineering Nv patent most?

B30B - PRESSES IN GENERAL 6

B29B - PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS 4

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 2

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 2

A61J - CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE 2

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 2

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 2

G01G - WEIGHING 2

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 1

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#35,434

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.0 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 Nv hold?

GEA Process Engineering Nv holds 7 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2023, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is GEA Process Engineering Nv's Innovation Score?

GEA Process Engineering Nv has an Innovation Score of 44.0 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 Nv focus on?

GEA Process Engineering Nv's top technology area is B30B (PRESSES IN GENERAL) with 6 patents. The company has filed patents in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is GEA Process Engineering Nv's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

GEA Process Engineering Nv's recent filing velocity is -60% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for GEA Process Engineering Nv's patents?

GEA Process Engineering Nv's patents average 20.4 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the GEA Process Engineering Nv 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 7 grants land it in the top 27% 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 #35,434 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B30B - see who else leads that technology area. B30B 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.