USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 274 granted patents across 78 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01C (MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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274

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.4

Avg claims per patent

+6%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hexagon holds 274 US patents across 78 technology areas, rank #1,516 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,516
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.8/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: +6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh has been granted 274 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh at rank #1,516 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 78 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01C (MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY). As a Foreign Corporation, Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hexagon sits between United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs (275 patents, rank #1,512) and Thermo KING Llc (274 patents, rank #1,520) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.8/100 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 141 grants, compared with 133 in the 2015–2019 window, a +6% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh's 18.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 78 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Hexagon holds 274 patents at rank #1,516, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hexagon

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,516 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01C (Measuring Distances)

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

Hexagon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	2.2%
2016	22	8.0%
2017	39	14.2%
2018	28	10.2%
2019	38	13.9%
2020	28	10.2%
2021	24	8.8%
2022	23	8.4%
2023	30	10.9%
2024	20	7.3%
2025	16	5.8%

Which technologies does Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh patent most?

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 98

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 93

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 82

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 63

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 54

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 39

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 30

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 23

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 19

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 19

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 17

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 17

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 15

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 14

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 13

Top 15 of 78 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,516

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.8 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 Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh hold?

Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh holds 274 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 78 technology areas.

What is Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 60.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh focus on?

Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh's top technology area is G01C (MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY) with 98 patents. The company has filed patents in 78 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +6% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh's patents?

Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh's patents average 18.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Hexagon Technology Center 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.

How to use this portfolio

Hexagon's 274 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Hexagon ranks #1,516 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01C - see who else leads that technology area. G01C 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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.