Where does GWF Messsysteme AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GWF Messsysteme AG ranks #16,844 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 GWF Messsysteme AG hold?

GWF Messsysteme AG holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is GWF Messsysteme AG's Innovation Score?

GWF Messsysteme AG has an Innovation Score of 38.6 out of 100 (top 40% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GWF Messsysteme AG focus on?

GWF Messsysteme AG's top technology area is G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume) with 16 patents, ranking #53 of 1,205 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is GWF Messsysteme AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GWF Messsysteme AG's recent grant velocity is +83% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for GWF Messsysteme AG's patents?

GWF Messsysteme AG's patents average 16.6 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 GWF Messsysteme 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

GWF Messsysteme AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GWF ranks #16,844 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 22 technology areas.

#16,844
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.6/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: +83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16844 · Foreign Corporation #16,844 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,844/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Games Global…
CPC-FOCUS G01F · 22 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Games Global Operations Limited (±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 GWF’s 38.6 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 10.0 pts (26%) Velocity 2.0 pts (5%) Breadth 16.6 pts (43%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GWF Messsysteme · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GWF's Innovation Score is 38.6/100 (top 40% 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 GWF?

Each dot is one of GWF’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). GWF’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where GWF's grants concentrate

GWF Messsysteme AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 94.1% of grants classified under G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, GWF sits between Guangzhou Rantion Technology Co., Ltd and Georama, Inc..

GWF's three-year grant acceleration

GWF Messsysteme AG shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Guangzhou Rantion…

17
Guilin Zhishen In…

17
Guizhou Baishancl…

17
Gurunanda

17
Games Global Oper…

17
Geneweave Bioscie…

17
General Kinematics

17
Georama

17
GWF Messsysteme ◀

17

What this shows GWF holds 17 patents at rank #16,827, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GWF

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,827 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01F (Measuring Volume)

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

GWF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

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

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GWF Messsysteme AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	4	23.5%
2019	2	11.8%
2020	5	29.4%
2021	3	17.6%
2022	2	11.8%
2024	1	5.9%

Which technologies does GWF Messsysteme AG patent most?

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 16

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 6

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 6

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 3

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 2

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F16H - Gearing 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

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 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

Top 15 of 22 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

GWF Messsysteme AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GWF Messsysteme AG's lead technology class is G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume), 94.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01F
Ranked #16,844 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GWF Messsysteme AG against Guangzhou Rantion Technology Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.6/100 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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