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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 253 granted patents across 59 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B41J (TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS).

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253
Total patents granted
59
CPC technology areas
10.4
Avg claims per patent
-31%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Heidelberger holds 253 US patents across 59 technology areas, rank #1,627 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,627
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.0/100)
10.4
avg claims per patent
-31%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag has been granted 253 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag at rank #1,627 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 59 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B41J (TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS). As a Foreign Corporation, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Heidelberger sits between Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. (254 patents, rank #1,623) and Stine Seed Farm, Inc. (253 patents, rank #1,631) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 103 grants, compared with 150 in the 2015–2019 window, a -31% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag's 10.4 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 59 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Heidelberger's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Heidelberger holds 253 patents at rank #1,627, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Heidelberger

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,627 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B41J (Typewriters)

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

Heidelberger's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 34 13.4%
2016 30 11.9%
2017 35 13.8%
2018 23 9.1%
2019 28 11.1%
2020 27 10.7%
2021 12 4.7%
2022 24 9.5%
2023 18 7.1%
2024 14 5.5%
2025 8 3.2%

Which technologies does Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag patent most?

Top 15 of 59 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,627

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag hold?
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag holds 253 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 59 technology areas.
What is Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag's Innovation Score?
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag has an Innovation Score of 56.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag focus on?
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag's top technology area is B41J (TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS) with 114 patents. The company has filed patents in 59 CPC subclasses total.
Is Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag's recent filing velocity is -31% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag's patents?
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag's patents average 10.4 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag 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

Heidelberger's 253 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Heidelberger ranks #1,627 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in B41J - see who else leads that technology area. B41J 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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.