Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 30 granted patents across 4 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: G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Glashütter ranks #10,335 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #10,335
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 34%
- by Innovation Score (40.9/100)
- 7.0
- avg claims per patent
- -31%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R10335 · Foreign Corporation #10,335 · 30 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
- UPPER-Q #10,335/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Gatik AI
- CPC-NARROW G04B · 4 areas
- INNOV-PAR 40.9/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DOWN -31% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Gatik AI 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 Glashütter’s 40.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Glashütter
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Glashütter Uhrenbetr… · this assignee
Glashütter Uhrenbetr… · this assignee
41 score
- Medtronic Holding Sarl · near
Medtronic Holding Sarl · near
41 score
- Quip NYC · near
Quip NYC · near
41 score
- Shanghai Institute… · near
Shanghai Institute… · near
41 score
- Walker Digital… · near
Walker Digital… · near
41 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Glashütter's Innovation Score is 40.9/100 (top 34% 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 Glashütter?
Each dot is one of Glashütter’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). Glashütter’s own 7.0 claims/patent is at or below the 14.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Glashütter's grants concentrate
Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 36.7% of grants classified under G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Glashütter sits between Gatik AI Inc. and Haulotte Group.
Glashütter's three-year grant acceleration
Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH shows 8 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.
Who files at Glashütter's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Gatik AI
Gatik AI Inc.
30 patents
- Genelec Oy
Genelec Oy
30 patents
- Getgo
GetGo, Inc.
30 patents
- Gibbs
Gibbs Technologies Limited
30 patents
- Global Life Scien…
Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Limited
30 patents
- Gold Bond Buildin…
Gold Bond Building Products, LLC
30 patents
- Hangzhou Biotest…
Hangzhou Biotest Biotech Co., Ltd.
30 patents
- Haulotte Group
Haulotte Group
30 patents
- Glashütter Uhrenb… ◀
Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH
30 patents
What this shows Glashütter holds 30 patents at rank #10,337, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Glashütter
By rank, the assignees closest to #10,337 in granted patent volume.
- Gatik AI Inc. #10,333 · 30 patents
- Genelec Oy #10,334 · 30 patents
- GetGo, Inc. #10,335 · 30 patents
- Gibbs Technologies Limited #10,336 · 30 patents
- Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Limited #10,338 · 30 patents
- Gold Bond Building Products, LLC #10,339 · 30 patents
- Hangzhou Biotest Biotech Co., Ltd. #10,340 · 30 patents
- Haulotte Group #10,341 · 30 patents
Leaders in G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR Watches)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Glashütter's primary technology class.
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Glashütter, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR Watches), Glashütter ranks #22 of 92 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).
Glashütter's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 16.7% |
| 2016 | 6 | 20.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 10.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 6.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 6.7% |
| 2024 | 6 | 20.0% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 10.0% |
Which technologies does Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH's lead technology class is G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars), 36.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G04B
- Ranked #10,335 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH against Gatik AI Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 40.9/100 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.
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