USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 46 granted patents across 31 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: B65B (MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.5

Avg claims per patent

+173%

5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Harro ranks #7,144 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 46 patents across 31 technology areas.

#7,144
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (46.9/100): 10.5
avg claims per patent: +173%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh has been granted 46 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh at #7,144 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 31 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in B65B (MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING). As a Foreign Corporation, Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Harro sits between Foro Energy, Inc. (46 patents, rank #7,141) and IO TECH Group Ltd. (46 patents, rank #7,149) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 46.9/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 30 grants, compared with 11 in the 2015–2019 window, a +173% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh's 10.5 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 31 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

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What this shows Harro holds 46 patents at rank #7,145, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Harro

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,145 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65B (Machines)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Harro, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

UTC Fire & Security Corporation 47 Magna Powertrain, Inc. 47 Zensun (shanghai) Science & Technology, Co., Ltd. 47 ECO Holding 1 Gmbh 47

Harro's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 50,000 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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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Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	6.5%
2016	2	4.3%
2017	3	6.5%
2018	1	2.2%
2019	2	4.3%
2020	7	15.2%
2021	6	13.0%
2022	7	15.2%
2023	4	8.7%
2024	6	13.0%
2025partial year	5	10.9%

Which technologies does Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh patent most?

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 32

A61J - CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE 20

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 11

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 6

G01G - WEIGHING 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 5

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 4

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 4

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 4

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 3

A61M - DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR 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 3

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 2

B07C - POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING 2

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 2

Top 15 of 31 technology areas

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 46 grants

CPC subclasses 31

Avg. claims / grant 10.5

Velocity +173%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#7,144

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

46.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh ranks #7,144 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh hold?

Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh holds 46 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 31 technology areas.

What is Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 46.9 out of 100 (top 20% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh focus on?

Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh's top technology area is B65B (MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING) with 32 patents. Grants appear in 31 CPC subclasses total.

Is Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh's recent grant velocity is +173% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh's patents?

Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh's patents average 10.5 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 Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen 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.

How to use this portfolio

Harro's 46 grants land it in the top 20% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Harro ranks #7,144 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B65B - see who else leads that technology area. B65B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

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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

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