Where does Hero GmbH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hero GmbH & Co. KG ranks #40,690 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 Hero GmbH & Co. KG hold?

Hero GmbH & Co. KG holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2023 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Hero GmbH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Hero GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 35.4 out of 100 (top 49% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hero GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

Hero GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear) with 1 patents, ranking #195 of 317 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hero GmbH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Hero GmbH & Co. KG.

What does claim depth mean for Hero GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

Hero GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 2.7 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 Hero 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

Hero GmbH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2023–2025. 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: A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hero ranks #40,690 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#40,690
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.4/100): 2.7
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40690 · Foreign Corporation #40,690 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,690/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Helmut-Schmidt-Unive…
CPC-NARROW A43B · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.4/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2023–2025 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Helmut-Schmidt-Universität / Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg (±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 Hero’s 35.4 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 6.7 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (56%) Breadth 7.1 pts (20%) Claim depth 1.6 pts (5%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hero & KG · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hero's Innovation Score is 35.4/100 (top 49% 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 Hero?

Each dot is one of Hero’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). Hero’s own 2.7 claims/patent is at or below the 14.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hero's grants concentrate

Hero GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2024. By volume, Hero sits between Helmut-Schmidt-Universität / Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg and Hidea Solutions Co., Ltd..

Hero's three-year grant acceleration

Hero GmbH & Co. KG shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Helmut-schmidt-un…

6
Henri Peteri Behe…

6
Here Enterprise

6
Herlev Hospital

6
Heshan Jiahaojla…

6
Hexatech

6
Hi-crush Canada

6
Hidea Solutions

6
Hero & KG ◀

6

What this shows Hero holds 6 patents at rank #40,744, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hero

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,744 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A43B (Characteristic Features OF Footwear)

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

Hero's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 49% higher than 51% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2023–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hero GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2023	3	50.0%
2024	2	33.3%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Hero GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 1

A43C - Fastenings OR Attachments OF FOOTWEAR; Laces IN General 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

A41B - SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; Baby LINEN; Handkerchiefs 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Hero GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A43B
Ranked #40,690 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hero GmbH & Co. KG against Helmut-Schmidt-Universität / Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.4/100 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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