Where does Heidelberg Engineering GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Heidelberg Engineering GmbH ranks #47,376 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 Heidelberg Engineering GmbH hold?

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Heidelberg Engineering GmbH's Innovation Score?

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH has an Innovation Score of 23.7 out of 100 (13th 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 Heidelberg Engineering GmbH focus on?

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 4 patents, ranking #3,645 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Heidelberg Engineering GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH's recent grant velocity is -67% 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 Heidelberg Engineering GmbH's patents?

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH's patents average 11.8 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 Heidelberg Engineering 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

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Heidelberg ranks #47,376 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 4 technology areas.

#47,376
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.7/100): 11.8
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47376 · Foreign Corporation #47,376 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,376/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Heeling Sports
CPC-NARROW A61B · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Heeling Sports 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 Heidelberg’s 23.7 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 6.2 pts (26%) Velocity 3.3 pts (14%) Breadth 7.1 pts (30%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Heidelberg Engineering · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Heidelberg's Innovation Score is 23.7/100 (13th 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 Heidelberg?

Each dot is one of Heidelberg’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). Heidelberg’s own 11.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Heidelberg's grants concentrate

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Heidelberg sits between Heeling Sports Limited and Helinox Inc..

Heidelberg's three-year grant acceleration

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

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What this shows Heidelberg holds 5 patents at rank #47,486, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Heidelberg

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,486 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Heidelberg's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Heidelberg Engineering GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2019	2	40.0%
2024	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Heidelberg Engineering GmbH patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 4

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #47,376 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Heidelberg Engineering GmbH against Heeling Sports Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.7/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.