Where does GFM GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GFM GmbH ranks #35,493 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 GFM GmbH hold?

GFM GmbH holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is GFM GmbH's Innovation Score?

GFM GmbH has an Innovation Score of 37.5 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GFM GmbH focus on?

GFM GmbH's top technology area is B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces) with 3 patents, ranking #51 of 198 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is GFM GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GFM GmbH's recent grant velocity is -50% 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 GFM GmbH's patents?

GFM GmbH's patents average 7.1 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 GFM 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

GFM GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GFM ranks #35,493 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 13 technology areas.

#35,493
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.5/100): 7.1
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35493 · Foreign Corporation #35,493 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,493/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Geoverse
CPC-FOCUS B21J · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.5/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Geoverse, LLC (±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 GFM’s 37.5 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 (19%) Velocity 13.3 pts (35%) Breadth 12.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 4.3 pts (11%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GFM · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GFM's Innovation Score is 37.5/100 (top 43% 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 GFM?

Each dot is one of GFM’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). GFM’s own 7.1 claims/patent is at or below the 14.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where GFM's grants concentrate

GFM GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, GFM sits between Geoverse, LLC and Giletta S.P.A..

GFM's three-year grant acceleration

GFM GmbH shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Geoverse

7
Gestion Ultra Int…

7
Geuder

7
GF Casting Soluti…

7
GGB

7
Gigadevice Semico…

7
Giletta S P A

7
GFM ◀

7

What this shows GFM holds 7 patents at rank #35,448, shown against the 7 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GFM

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,448 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B21J (Forging)

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

GFM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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GFM GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	28.6%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	2	28.6%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2024	1	14.3%
2025partial year	2	28.6%

Which technologies does GFM GmbH patent most?

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

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

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

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 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 1

Top 15 of 13 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

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

GFM GmbH's lead technology class is B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B21J
Ranked #35,493 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GFM GmbH against Geoverse, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.5/100 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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