Where does Graf + Cie AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Graf + Cie AG ranks #40,485 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 Graf + Cie AG hold?

Graf + Cie AG holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Graf + Cie AG's Innovation Score?

Graf + Cie AG has an Innovation Score of 18.2 out of 100 (5th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Graf + Cie AG focus on?

Graf + Cie AG's top technology area is D01G (Preliminary Treatment OF Fibres, e.g. FOR Spinning) with 6 patents. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Graf + Cie AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Graf + Cie AG's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Graf + Cie AG's patents?

Graf + Cie AG's patents average 10.8 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 Graf + Cie AG 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

Graf + Cie AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: D01G (Preliminary Treatment OF Fibres, e.g. FOR Spinning).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Graf ranks #40,485 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.

#40,485
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 5th percentile
by Innovation Score (18.2/100): 10.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40485 · Foreign Corporation #40,485 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,485/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Goruck Holdings
CPC-NARROW D01G · 2 areas
INNOV-LOW 18.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Goruck Holdings, LLC (±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
Graf + Cie · this assignee

18
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Graf's Innovation Score is 18.2/100 (5th percentile 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 Graf's grants concentrate

Graf + Cie AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under D01G (Preliminary Treatment OF Fibres, e.g. FOR Spinning). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Graf sits between Goruck Holdings, LLC and Grand Design RV, LLC.

Goruck Holdings

6
Gotham Studios

6
Gousson-consultad…

6
Grabit

6
Graftek Imaging

6
Granbluetech L L C

6
Grand Abyss

6
Grand Design RV

6
Graf + Cie ◀

6

What this shows Graf holds 6 patents at rank #40,524, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Graf

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,524 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D01G (Preliminary Treatment OF Fibres)

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

Graf's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

18 5th percentile higher than 5% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Graf + Cie AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	33.3%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	3	50.0%

Which technologies does Graf + Cie AG patent most?

D01G - Preliminary Treatment OF Fibres, e.g. FOR Spinning 6

D04C - Braiding OR Manufacture OF Lace, Including Bobbin-net OR Carbonised LACE; Braiding MACHINES; BRAID; Lace 1

Top 2 of 2 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#40,485

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

18.2 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

Graf + Cie AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Graf + Cie AG's lead technology class is D01G (Preliminary Treatment OF Fibres, e.g. FOR Spinning), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D01G
Ranked #40,485 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Graf + Cie AG against Goruck Holdings, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 18.2/100 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

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