Overall rank by patents
#6,538
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 51 granted patents across 4 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F41A (FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE).
The verdict
Glock holds 51 US patents across 4 technology areas, rank #6,538 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Glock Technology Gmbh has been granted 51 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Glock Technology Gmbh at rank #6,538 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 4 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in F41A (FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE). As a Foreign Corporation, Glock Technology Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Glock sits between GDM S.p.a. (51 patents, rank #6,534) and Inha-industry Partnership Institute (51 patents, rank #6,542) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.9/100 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 45 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a +650% 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. Glock Technology Gmbh's 13.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while specialization in 4 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Glock Technology Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
GDM S.P.A.
51 patents
GUANGDONG BESTEK E-COMMERCE CO., LTD.
51 patents
GUANGZHOU TYRAFOS SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
51 patents
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals S.A.
51 patents
Helsinn Healthcare SA
51 patents
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
51 patents
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Societe Anonyme)
51 patents
INHA-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
51 patents
Glock Technology GmbH
51 patents
What this shows Glock holds 51 patents at rank #6,538, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #6,538 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Glock's primary technology class.
Glock's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
49 Top 16% higher than 84% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 3.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 5.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | 3.9% |
| 2022 | 8 | 15.7% |
| 2023 | 9 | 17.6% |
| 2024 | 18 | 35.3% |
| 2025 | 7 | 13.7% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#6,538
Across all tracked assignees
48.9 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Glock's 51 grants land it in the top 16% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.