Where does Groz-beckert KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Groz-beckert KG ranks #5,591 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 Groz-beckert KG hold?

Groz-beckert KG holds 61 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 39 technology areas.

What is Groz-beckert KG's Innovation Score?

Groz-beckert KG has an Innovation Score of 50.4 out of 100 (top 13% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Groz-beckert KG focus on?

Groz-beckert KG's top technology area is D04B (Knitting) with 17 patents, ranking #9 of 192 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 39 CPC subclasses total.

Is Groz-beckert KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Groz-beckert KG's recent grant velocity is +11% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Groz-beckert KG's patents?

Groz-beckert KG's patents average 14.5 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 Groz-beckert 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

Groz-beckert KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 61 granted patents across 39 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: D04B (Knitting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Groz-beckert ranks #5,591 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 61 patents across 39 technology areas.

#5,591
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.4/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: +11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5591 · Foreign Corporation #5,591 · 61 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 61 grants
UPPER-Q #5,591/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Factor Bioscience
CPC-FOCUS D04B · 39 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +11% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Factor Bioscience 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 Groz-beckert’s 50.4 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 14.3 pts (28%) Velocity 5.4 pts (11%) Breadth 22.1 pts (44%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Ampere Computing · near

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Groz-beckert KG · this assignee

50
Acist Medical Systems · near

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Groz-beckert's Innovation Score is 50.4/100 (top 13% 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 Groz-beckert?

Each dot is one of Groz-beckert’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). Groz-beckert’s own 14.5 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Groz-beckert's grants concentrate

Groz-beckert KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 39 CPC subclasses with 27.9% of grants classified under D04B (Knitting). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (13 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Groz-beckert sits between Fuji Electric FA Components & Systems Co., Ltd. and Haemonetics Corporation.

Groz-beckert's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Groz-beckert KG moved from 21 to 17 grants (0.81x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Fuji Electric FA…

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Factor Bioscience

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Garden Genetics

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Hydro-quÉBEC

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Haemonetics

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Groz-beckert KG ◀

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What this shows Groz-beckert holds 61 patents at rank #5,589, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Groz-beckert

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,589 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D04B (Knitting)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Groz-beckert's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Groz-beckert, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In D04B (Knitting), Groz-beckert ranks #9 of 192 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).

Ampere Computing LLC 50 Ag Leader Technology 50 UNIVERSITÉ DE Bourgogne 50 Acist Medical Systems Inc. 50

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.5 here).

Leoni Kabel GMBH 14.5 avg Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC 14.5 avg MTU Aero Engines AG 14.5 avg The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army 14.5 avg

Groz-beckert's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 13% higher than 87% 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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Groz-beckert KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	3.3%
2016	4	6.6%
2017	13	21.3%
2018	2	3.3%
2019	7	11.5%
2020	7	11.5%
2021	7	11.5%
2022	5	8.2%
2023	7	11.5%
2024	5	8.2%
2025partial year	2	3.3%

Which technologies does Groz-beckert KG patent most?

D04B - Knitting 17

D03D - Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms 8

D05C - EMBROIDERING; Tufting 8

D01G - Preliminary Treatment OF Fibres, e.g. FOR Spinning 7

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 5

D04H - Making Textile Fabrics, e.g. From Fibres OR Filamentary Material ; Fabrics Made BY Such Processes OR Apparatus, e.g. Felts, Non-woven FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; Wadding ; ; Non-woven Fabrics From Staple Fibres, Filaments OR Yarns, Bonded With AT Least ONE Web-like Material During Their Consolidation 5

D05B - Sewing 5

D03J - Auxiliary Weaving APPARATUS; Weavers' TOOLS; Shuttles 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 4

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 4

D05D - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses D05b AND D05c, Relating TO Sewing, Embroidering AND Tufting 3

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 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

D03C - Shedding MECHANISMS; Pattern Cards OR CHAINS; Punching OF CARDS; Designing Patterns 2

Top 15 of 39 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

Groz-beckert KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Groz-beckert KG's lead technology class is D04B (Knitting), 27.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D04B
Ranked #5,591 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Groz-beckert KG against Fuji Electric FA Components & Systems Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.4/100 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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