Where does Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG ranks #35,651 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 Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG hold?

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 37.1 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -25% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 12.0 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 Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. 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

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG

Q: What technology areas does Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General) with 7 patents, ranking #285 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2022. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hauff-technik ranks #35,651 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#35,651
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.1/100): 12.0
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35651 · Foreign Corporation #35,651 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,651/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hartman Design
CPC-NARROW F16L · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hartman Design, 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 Hauff-technik’s 37.1 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 (19%) Velocity 13.3 pts (36%) Breadth 9.4 pts (25%) Claim depth 7.2 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hauff-Technik & KG · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hauff-technik's Innovation Score is 37.1/100 (top 45% 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 Hauff-technik?

Each dot is one of Hauff-technik’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). Hauff-technik’s own 12.0 claims/patent is at or below the 12.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hauff-technik's grants concentrate

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Hauff-technik sits between Hartman Design, Inc. and Health Craft Products Inc..

Hauff-technik's three-year grant acceleration

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Hartman Design

7
Harvest Tec

7
Harvest

7
Harvestmoore L L C

7
Hawaii Biotech

7
Health Bloom

7
Health Catalysts

7
Health Craft Prod…

7
Hauff-technik & KG ◀

7

What this shows Hauff-Technik holds 7 patents at rank #35,710, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hauff-Technik

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,710 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hauff-Technik's primary technology class.

Hauff-technik's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	2	28.6%
2020	1	14.3%
2022	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 7

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 5

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 3

E04G - SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; Building Implements OR Aids, OR Their USE; Handling Building Materials ON THE SITE; Repairing, Breaking-up OR Other Work ON Existing Buildings 1

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #35,651 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG against Hartman Design, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.1/100 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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