Where does GF Machining Solutions SA rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GF Machining Solutions SA ranks #19,815 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 Machining Solutions SA hold?

GF Machining Solutions SA holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is GF Machining Solutions SA's Innovation Score?

GF Machining Solutions SA has an Innovation Score of 38.5 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is GF Machining Solutions SA's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GF Machining Solutions SA's recent grant velocity is +1100% 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 Machining Solutions SA's patents?

GF Machining Solutions SA's patents average 11.4 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 Machining Solutions SA 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 Machining Solutions SA

Q: What technology areas does GF Machining Solutions SA focus on?

GF Machining Solutions SA's top technology area is B23Q (Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result) with 8 patents, ranking #76 of 613 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: B23Q (Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Co).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GF ranks #19,815 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 17 technology areas.

#19,815
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.5/100): 11.4
avg claims per patent: +1100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19815 · Foreign Corporation #19,815 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,815/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH GCS
CPC-FOCUS B23Q · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +1100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: GCS Co., 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 38.5 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 9.4 pts (24%) Velocity 7.8 pts (20%) Breadth 14.6 pts (38%) Claim depth 6.8 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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GF Machining Solutions · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows GF's Innovation Score is 38.5/100 (top 41% 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 8 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 11.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where GF's grants concentrate

GF Machining Solutions SA is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under B23Q (Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Co). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, GF sits between GCS Co., Ltd. and Goplus Corp..

GF's three-year grant acceleration

GF Machining Solutions SA shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

GCS

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14
Genicook Product

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Gooch AND Housego

14
Good T Cells

14
Goplus

14
GF Machining Solu… ◀

14

What this shows GF holds 14 patents at rank #19,805, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GF

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,805 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23Q (Details)

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)

39 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

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 Machining Solutions SA patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	7.1%
2020	4	28.6%
2021	1	7.1%
2022	4	28.6%
2023	1	7.1%
2024	2	14.3%
2025partial year	1	7.1%

Which technologies does GF Machining Solutions SA patent most?

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 8

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

B23C - Milling 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 2

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 1

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

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 1

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

F25C - Producing, Working OR Handling ICE 1

Top 15 of 17 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 Machining Solutions SA's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GF Machining Solutions SA's lead technology class is B23Q (Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Co), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23Q
Ranked #19,815 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GF Machining Solutions SA against GCS Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.5/100 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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