Gruenenthal GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 57 granted patents across 11 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Gruenenthal ranks #5,945 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 57 patents across 11 technology areas.
- #5,945
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 47%
- by Innovation Score (36.2/100)
- 16.8
- avg claims per patent
- -83%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R5945 · Foreign Corporation #5,945 · 57 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 57 grants
- UPPER-Q #5,945/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Fivetech Technology
- CPC-FOCUS A61P · 11 areas
- INNOV-THIN 36.2/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -83% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Fivetech Technology 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 Gruenenthal’s 36.2 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Gruenenthal
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Gruenenthal · this assignee
Gruenenthal · this assignee
36 score
- Microsemi SoC · near
Microsemi SoC · near
36 score
- Nagano Keiki · near
Nagano Keiki · near
36 score
- Take-two Interactive… · near
Take-two Interactive… · near
36 score
- Wm T Burnett IP · near
Wm T Burnett IP · near
36 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Gruenenthal's Innovation Score is 36.2/100 (top 47% 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 Gruenenthal?
Each dot is one of Gruenenthal’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). Gruenenthal’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Gruenenthal's grants concentrate
Gruenenthal GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 84.2% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (11 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Gruenenthal sits between Fivetech Technology Inc. and Innovation First, Inc..
Gruenenthal's three-year grant acceleration
Gruenenthal GmbH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 18 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.
Who files at Gruenenthal's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Fivetech Technolo…
Fivetech Technology Inc.
57 patents
- Flexterra
Flexterra, Inc.
57 patents
- Forschungsverbund…
Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
57 patents
- Franz Haimer Masc…
Franz Haimer Maschinenbau KG
57 patents
- Hitachi Construct…
Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd.
57 patents
- Innocom Technolog…
Innocom Technology (SHENZHEN) Co., Ltd.
57 patents
- Ipgate
Ipgate AG
57 patents
- Innovation First
Innovation First, Inc.
57 patents
- Gruenenthal ◀
Gruenenthal GmbH
57 patents
What this shows Gruenenthal holds 57 patents at rank #5,943, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Gruenenthal
By rank, the assignees closest to #5,943 in granted patent volume.
- Fivetech Technology Inc. #5,939 · 57 patents
- Flexterra, Inc. #5,940 · 57 patents
- Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. #5,941 · 57 patents
- Franz Haimer Maschinenbau KG #5,942 · 57 patents
- Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd. #5,944 · 57 patents
- Innocom Technology (SHENZHEN) Co., Ltd. #5,945 · 57 patents
- Ipgate AG #5,946 · 57 patents
- Innovation First, Inc. #5,947 · 57 patents
Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Gruenenthal's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,387 in class
- Novartis AG 1,071 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 889 in class
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 879 in class
- Genentech, Inc. 789 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 744 in class
- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. 722 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 721 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Gruenenthal, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), Gruenenthal ranks #374 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.8 here).
Gruenenthal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 19.3% |
| 2016 | 10 | 17.5% |
| 2017 | 9 | 15.8% |
| 2018 | 6 | 10.5% |
| 2019 | 11 | 19.3% |
| 2020 | 5 | 8.8% |
| 2021 | 2 | 3.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1.8% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 3.5% |
Which technologies does Gruenenthal GmbH patent most?
Top 11 of 11 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Gruenenthal GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Gruenenthal GmbH's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 84.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
- Ranked #5,945 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Gruenenthal GmbH against Fivetech Technology Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 36.2/100 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.
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