Where does GP Cellulose GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GP Cellulose GmbH ranks #8,810 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 GP Cellulose GmbH hold?

GP Cellulose GmbH holds 36 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is GP Cellulose GmbH's Innovation Score?

GP Cellulose GmbH has an Innovation Score of 38.0 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is GP Cellulose GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GP Cellulose GmbH's recent grant velocity is -25% 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 GP Cellulose GmbH's patents?

GP Cellulose GmbH's patents average 20.1 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 GP Cellulose 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

GP Cellulose GmbH

Q: What technology areas does GP Cellulose GmbH focus on?

GP Cellulose GmbH's top technology area is D21C (Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing MATERIALS; Regeneration OF Pulping LIQUORS; Apparatus Therefor) with 33 patents. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 36 granted patents across 12 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: D21C (Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing MATERIALS; Regeneration OF Pulping LIQUORS; Apparatus Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GP ranks #8,810 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 36 patents across 12 technology areas.

#8,810
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.0/100): 20.1
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8810 · Foreign Corporation #8,810 · 36 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 36 grants
UPPER-Q #8,810/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Franke Technology…
CPC-FOCUS D21C · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Intarcia Therapeutics · near

38
Life Holdings PTE · near

38
EPG (ENGINEERED… · near

38
GP Cellulose · this assignee

38
Lancer Systems · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GP's Innovation Score is 38.0/100 (top 42% 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.

Where GP's grants concentrate

GP Cellulose GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 91.7% of grants classified under D21C (Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing MATERIALS; Regeneration OF Pulping LIQUORS; Apparatus Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, GP sits between Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd. and Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Co., Ltd..

GP's three-year grant acceleration

GP Cellulose GmbH shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

Franke Technology…

36
Gibson Brands

36
GKN Aerospace Swe…

36
GKN Sinter Metals

36
Grammarly

36
Groove X

36
GT Gettaxi

36
Guangzhou Xaircra…

36
GP Cellulose ◀

36

What this shows GP holds 36 patents at rank #8,805, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GP

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,805 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D21C (Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substan…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for GP, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

EPG (ENGINEERED Nanoproducts GERMANY) AG 38 Lancer Systems LP 38 Life Technologies Holdings PTE Ltd 38 Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. 38

GP's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% 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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GP Cellulose GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	5	13.9%
2017	3	8.3%
2018	8	22.2%
2019	4	11.1%
2020	6	16.7%
2021	6	16.7%
2022	1	2.8%
2023	2	5.6%
2025partial year	1	2.8%

Which technologies does GP Cellulose GmbH patent most?

D21C - Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing MATERIALS; Regeneration OF Pulping LIQUORS; Apparatus Therefor 33

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 30

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 14

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof 13

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 9

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 6

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 5

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 2

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#8,810

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

GP Cellulose GmbH's lead technology class is D21C (Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing MATERIALS; Regeneration OF Pulping LIQUORS; Apparatus Therefor), 91.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D21C
Ranked #8,810 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GP Cellulose GmbH against Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.0/100 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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