Where does Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG ranks #12,457 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 Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG hold?

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 42.5 out of 100 (top 30% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG focus on?

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG's top technology area is A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like) with 17 patents, ranking #12 of 276 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -72% 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 Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG's patents?

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG's patents average 15.7 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 Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG 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

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 26 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: A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Gottlieb ranks #12,457 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 26 technology areas.

#12,457
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.5/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: -72%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12457 · Foreign Corporation #12,457 · 24 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
UPPER-Q #12,457/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fortem
CPC-FOCUS A44B · 26 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -72% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fortem Technologies, 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 Gottlieb’s 42.5 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 11.1 pts (26%) Velocity 4.0 pts (9%) Breadth 18.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Gottlieb Binder & KG · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Gottlieb's Innovation Score is 42.5/100 (top 30% 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 Gottlieb?

Each dot is one of Gottlieb’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). Gottlieb’s own 15.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Gottlieb's grants concentrate

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 26 CPC subclasses with 70.8% of grants classified under A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Gottlieb sits between Fortem Technologies, Inc. and Graphtec Corporation.

Gottlieb's three-year grant acceleration

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Fortem

24
Getac Holdings

24
Glenmark Specialty

24
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24
Global Allies

24
Graphtec

24
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What this shows Gottlieb holds 24 patents at rank #12,456, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Gottlieb

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,456 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A44B (Buttons)

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

Gottlieb's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 30% higher than 70% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	16.7%
2016	5	20.8%
2017	3	12.5%
2018	3	12.5%
2019	3	12.5%
2020	2	8.3%
2022	1	4.2%
2023	1	4.2%
2024	1	4.2%
2025partial year	1	4.2%

Which technologies does Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG patent most?

A44B - Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like 17

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 11

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 8

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 6

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 6

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 4

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 3

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 2

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

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

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 2

Top 15 of 26 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

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG's lead technology class is A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like), 70.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A44B
Ranked #12,457 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Gottlieb Binder GMBH & Co. KG against Fortem Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.5/100 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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