Where does Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH ranks #19,860 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 Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH hold?

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH's Innovation Score?

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH has an Innovation Score of 56.6 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH.

What does claim depth mean for Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH's patents?

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH's patents average 15.4 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 Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon 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

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH focus on?

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 8 patents, ranking #1,506 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 26 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Helmholtz-zentrum ranks #19,860 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 26 technology areas.

#19,860
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.6/100): 15.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19860 · Foreign Corporation #19,860 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,860/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Havis
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 26 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Havis, 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 Helmholtz-zentrum’s 56.6 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 9.4 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (35%) Breadth 18.0 pts (32%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Helmholtz-Zentrum… · this assignee

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Helmholtz-zentrum's Innovation Score is 56.6/100 (top 6% 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 Helmholtz-zentrum?

Each dot is one of Helmholtz-zentrum’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). Helmholtz-zentrum’s own 15.4 claims/patent is at or below the 16.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Helmholtz-zentrum's grants concentrate

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 26 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, Helmholtz-zentrum sits between Havis, Inc. and High Power Opto, Inc..

Helmholtz-zentrum's three-year grant acceleration

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH shows 10 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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Heartbeam

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Hemex Health

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High Power Opto

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What this shows Helmholtz-Zentrum holds 14 patents at rank #19,866, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Helmholtz-Zentrum

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,866 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Helmholtz-Zentrum's primary technology class.

Helmholtz-zentrum's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	2	14.3%
2022	3	21.4%
2023	5	35.7%
2024	2	14.3%
2025partial year	2	14.3%

Which technologies does Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 8

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 6

B01D - Separation 3

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 3

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 2

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 2

D01D - Mechanical Methods OR Apparatus IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR Ribbons 2

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

C22C - Alloys 1

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

B02C - Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain 1

Top 15 of 26 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

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #19,860 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH against Havis, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.6/100 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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