Where does GF Casting Solutions AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GF Casting Solutions AG ranks #35,492 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 GF Casting Solutions AG hold?

GF Casting Solutions AG holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2024, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is GF Casting Solutions AG's Innovation Score?

GF Casting Solutions AG has an Innovation Score of 36.5 out of 100 (top 46% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GF Casting Solutions AG focus on?

GF Casting Solutions AG's top technology area is B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices) with 3 patents, ranking #131 of 377 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is GF Casting Solutions AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GF Casting Solutions AG's recent grant velocity is +500% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for GF Casting Solutions AG's patents?

GF Casting Solutions AG's patents average 14.4 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 GF Casting Solutions AG 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

GF Casting Solutions AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2024. 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: B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GF ranks #35,492 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 11 technology areas.

#35,492
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 46%
by Innovation Score (36.5/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: +500%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35492 · Foreign Corporation #35,492 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,492/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Geomec Engineering
CPC-FOCUS B22D · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +500% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Geomec Engineering, Ltd. (±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 GF’s 36.5 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 7.2 pts (20%) Velocity 8.9 pts (24%) Breadth 11.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GF Casting Solutions · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GF's Innovation Score is 36.5/100 (top 46% 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 GF?

Each dot is one of GF’s 7 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). GF’s own 14.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

GF vs its 7 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where GF's grants concentrate

GF Casting Solutions AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, GF sits between Geomec Engineering, Ltd. and Gigadevice Semiconductor (SHANGHAI) Inc..

GF's three-year grant acceleration

GF Casting Solutions AG shows 4 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.

Geomec Engineering

7
Geoverse

7
Gestion Ultra Int…

7
Geuder

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GFM

7
GGB

7
Gigadevice Semico…

7
GF Casting Soluti… ◀

7

What this shows GF holds 7 patents at rank #35,447, shown against the 7 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GF

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,447 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B22D (Casting OF Metals)

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

GF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 46% higher than 54% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2024

Grants by year

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

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GF Casting Solutions AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2024	3	42.9%

Which technologies does GF Casting Solutions AG patent most?

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 3

B22C - Foundry Moulding 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

C22F - Changing THE Physical Structure OF Non-ferrous Metals AND Non-ferrous Alloys 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F01N - Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Internal-combustion Engines 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

F02G - HOT GAS OR Combustion-product Positive-displacement Engine Plants ; USE OF Waste Heat OF Combustion ENGINES; NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

Top 11 of 11 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

GF Casting Solutions AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GF Casting Solutions AG's lead technology class is B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B22D
Ranked #35,492 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GF Casting Solutions AG against Geomec Engineering, Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.5/100 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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