Where does Hans Künz GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hans Künz GmbH ranks #35,632 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 Hans Künz GmbH hold?

Hans Künz GmbH holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Hans Künz GmbH's Innovation Score?

Hans Künz GmbH has an Innovation Score of 30.0 out of 100 (33rd 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 Hans Künz GmbH focus on?

Hans Künz GmbH's top technology area is B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles) with 7 patents, ranking #58 of 428 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hans Künz GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hans Künz GmbH's recent grant velocity is +400% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Hans Künz GmbH's patents?

Hans Künz GmbH's patents average 13.7 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 Hans Künz 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 Foreign Corporation

Hans Künz GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hans ranks #35,632 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 14 technology areas.

#35,632
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 33rd percentile
by Innovation Score (30.0/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: +400%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35632 · Foreign Corporation #35,632 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,632/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Handa Oncology
CPC-FOCUS B66C · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +400% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Handa Oncology, 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.

How Hans’s 30.0 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 7.2 pts (24%) Velocity 1.3 pts (4%) Breadth 13.2 pts (44%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hans Künz · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hans's Innovation Score is 30.0/100 (33rd 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Hans?

Each dot is one of Hans’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). Hans’s own 13.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hans's grants concentrate

Hans Künz GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Hans sits between Handa Oncology, LLC and Harry Miller Co., LLC.

Hans's three-year grant acceleration

Hans Künz GmbH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Handa Oncology

7
Handle Tech (SZ)

7
Hank Technology

7
Hanon Systems Bad…

7
Harbour Star Inte…

7
Hard Core Brands…

7
Harmony Developme…

7
Harry Miller

7
Hans Künz ◀

7

What this shows Hans holds 7 patents at rank #35,701, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hans

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,701 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66C (Cranes)

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

Hans's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Hans Künz GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	14.3%
2020	3	42.9%
2021	1	14.3%
2024	1	14.3%
2025partial year	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Hans Künz GmbH patent most?

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 7

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 1

E02B - Hydraulic Engineering 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists 1

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

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 1

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

E01D - Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

Top 14 of 14 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

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

Hans Künz GmbH's lead technology class is B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66C
Ranked #35,632 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hans Künz GmbH against Handa Oncology, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.0/100 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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