Where does GEA TDS GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GEA TDS GmbH ranks #22,629 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does GEA TDS GmbH hold?

GEA TDS GmbH holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is GEA TDS GmbH's Innovation Score?

GEA TDS GmbH has an Innovation Score of 31.5 out of 100 (38th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GEA TDS GmbH focus on?

GEA TDS GmbH's top technology area is A23B (Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables) with 10 patents, ranking #22 of 403 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is GEA TDS GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GEA TDS GmbH's recent grant velocity is -62% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for GEA TDS GmbH's patents?

GEA TDS GmbH's patents average 15.4 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the GEA TDS 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

GEA TDS GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A23B (Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GEA ranks #22,629 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 10 technology areas.

#22,629
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.5/100): 15.4
avg claims per patent: -62%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22629 · Foreign Corporation #22,629 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,629/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH G4S Retail Solutions…
CPC-FOCUS A23B · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -62% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc. (±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.

How GEA’s 31.5 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.9 pts (28%) Velocity 2.2 pts (7%) Breadth 11.2 pts (35%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GEA TDS · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GEA's Innovation Score is 31.5/100 (38th percentile 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for GEA?

Each dot is one of GEA’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). GEA’s own 15.4 claims/patent is at or below the 16.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

GEA vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where GEA's grants concentrate

GEA TDS GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under A23B (Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, GEA sits between G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc. and GEO Semiconductor Inc..

GEA's three-year grant acceleration

GEA TDS GmbH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

G4S Retail Soluti…

12
GB Developpement

12
GE Medical System…

12
GEA Food Solution…

12
Gebr Brasseler &…

12
Gencell Biosystems

12
General Packer

12
GEO Semiconductor

12
GEA TDS ◀

12

What this shows GEA holds 12 patents at rank #22,622, 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 #22,622 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A23B (Preservation OF Foods)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

32 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 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 TDS GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	16.7%
2016	3	25.0%
2017	1	8.3%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	1	8.3%
2021	2	16.7%
2024	1	8.3%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does GEA TDS GmbH patent most?

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 10

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 5

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 5

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 5

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 2

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 2

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 2

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 1

A23F - COFFEE; TEA; Their SUBSTITUTES; Manufacture, Preparation, OR Infusion Thereof 1

B01D - Separation 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

GEA TDS GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GEA TDS GmbH's lead technology class is A23B (Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A23B
Ranked #22,629 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GEA TDS GmbH against G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.5/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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