Where does Grace GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Grace GmbH ranks #47,159 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 Grace GmbH hold?

Grace GmbH holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2022, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Grace GmbH's Innovation Score?

Grace GmbH has an Innovation Score of 37.2 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Grace GmbH focus on?

Grace GmbH's top technology area is C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds) with 3 patents, ranking #371 of 939 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Grace GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Grace GmbH's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Grace GmbH's patents?

Grace GmbH's patents average 21.0 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 Grace 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 US Corporation

Grace GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2022. 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: C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Grace ranks #47,159 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 11 technology areas.

#47,159
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.2/100): 21.0
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47159 · US Corporation #47,159 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,159/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Goolge
CPC-FOCUS C01P · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Goolge 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 Grace’s 37.2 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 6.2 pts (17%) Velocity 6.7 pts (18%) Breadth 11.7 pts (31%) Claim depth 12.6 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Grace · this assignee

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What this shows Grace's Innovation Score is 37.2/100 (top 44% 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 Grace?

Each dot is one of Grace’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). Grace’s own 21.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Grace's grants concentrate

Grace GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Grace sits between Goolge Inc. and Grand General Accessories LLC.

Grace's three-year grant acceleration

Grace GmbH shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

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What this shows Grace holds 5 patents at rank #47,224, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Grace

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,224 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspec…)

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

Grace's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Grace GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2022	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Grace GmbH patent most?

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 3

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 2

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 2

C12H - Pasteurisation, Sterilisation, Preservation, Purification, Clarification OR Ageing OF Alcoholic BEVERAGES; Methods FOR Altering THE Alcohol Content OF Fermented Solutions OR Alcoholic Beverages 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

C10G - Cracking Hydrocarbon OILS; Production OF Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g. BY Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation ; Recovery OF Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, OR GASES; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting OF HYDROCARBONS; Reforming OF NAPHTHA; Mineral Waxes 1

C09C - Treatment OF Inorganic Materials, Other Than Fibrous Fillers, TO Enhance Their Pigmenting OR Filling Properties ; Preparation OF Carbon Black ; ; Preparation OF Inorganic Materials Which ARE NO Single Chemical Compounds AND Which ARE Mainly Used AS Pigments OR Fillers 1

Top 11 of 11 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

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

Grace GmbH's lead technology class is C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C01P
Ranked #47,159 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Grace GmbH against Goolge Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.2/100 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

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.