Where does Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG ranks #22,703 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 Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG hold?

Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 27.9 out of 100 (25th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 10.4 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 Hegenscheidt-mfd 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

Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG

Q: What technology areas does Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is B24B (Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents) with 6 patents, ranking #85 of 468 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B24B (Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hegenscheidt-mfd ranks #22,703 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 13 technology areas.

#22,703
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 25th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.9/100): 10.4
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22703 · Foreign Corporation #22,703 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,703/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hangzhou Yushu…
CPC-FOCUS B24B · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd. (±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 Hegenscheidt-mfd’s 27.9 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 8.9 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (46%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hegenscheidt-mfd & KG · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hegenscheidt-mfd's Innovation Score is 27.9/100 (25th 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 Hegenscheidt-mfd?

Each dot is one of Hegenscheidt-mfd’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). Hegenscheidt-mfd’s own 10.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hegenscheidt-mfd's grants concentrate

Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under B24B (Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Hegenscheidt-mfd sits between Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd. and Highland Fluid Technology.

Hangzhou Yushu Te…

12
Heal Systems

12
HEB Grocery

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HEE Solar L L C

12
Heine Optotechnik…

12
Hermes Sellier

12
High Street TV (G…

12
Highland Fluid Te…

12
Hegenscheidt-mfd… ◀

12

What this shows Hegenscheidt-mfd holds 12 patents at rank #22,690, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hegenscheidt-mfd

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,690 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B24B (Machines)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hegenscheidt-mfd's primary technology class.

Hegenscheidt-mfd's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 25th percentile higher than 25% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	25.0%
2016	1	8.3%
2017	3	25.0%
2018	2	16.7%
2019	1	8.3%
2020	2	16.7%

Which technologies does Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 6

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

B21H - Making Particular Metal Objects BY Rolling, e.g. Screws, Wheels, Rings, Barrels, Balls 4

B23B - TURNING; Boring 3

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B21B - Rolling OF Metal 1

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 1

B61K - Auxiliary Equipment Specially Adapted FOR Railways, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 13 of 13 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

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

Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is B24B (Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B24B
Ranked #22,703 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hegenscheidt-mfd GmbH & Co. KG against Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.9/100 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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