USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 39 granted patents across 44 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B22F (WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.6

Avg claims per patent

+357%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

GKN holds 39 US patents across 44 technology areas, rank #8,207 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#8,207
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.5/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: +357%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh has been granted 39 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh at rank #8,207 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 44 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in B22F (WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER). As a Foreign Corporation, GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, GKN sits between Fractus, S.a. (39 patents, rank #8,203) and Gauss Surgical Inc. (39 patents, rank #8,211) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.5/100 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 32 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window, a +357% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh's 14.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 44 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Fractus

39
Francotyp-postalia

39
GE Renewable

39
Geberit Internati…

39
Gloriole Electrop…

39
Grirem Advanced M…

39
GW Pharma

39
Gauss Surgical

39
GKN Sinter Metals… ◀

39

What this shows GKN holds 39 patents at rank #8,207, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GKN

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,207 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B22F (Working Metallic Powder)

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

GKN's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

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

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GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	2.6%
2018	2	5.1%
2019	4	10.3%
2020	4	10.3%
2021	7	17.9%
2022	9	23.1%
2023	7	17.9%
2024	1	2.6%
2025	4	10.3%

Which technologies does GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh patent most?

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 25

B30B - PRESSES IN GENERAL 16

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 7

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 5

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 5

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 5

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 4

B28B - SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER 4

F01L - CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES 4

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 3

F04C - ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 3

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 2

H02P - CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS 2

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES 2

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 2

Top 15 of 44 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#8,207

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.5 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 GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh hold?

GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh holds 39 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 44 technology areas.

What is GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh's Innovation Score?

GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 52.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh focus on?

GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh's top technology area is B22F (WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER) with 25 patents. The company has filed patents in 44 CPC subclasses total.

Is GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +357% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh's patents?

GKN Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh's patents average 14.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the GKN Sinter Metals Engineering 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.

How to use this portfolio

GKN's 39 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - GKN ranks #8,207 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B22F - see who else leads that technology area. B22F 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.