Where does HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH ranks #35,695 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 HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH hold?

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2022, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH's Innovation Score?

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH has an Innovation Score of 44.4 out of 100 (top 26% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH's recent grant velocity is +500% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH's patents?

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH's patents average 12.0 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 HIB Trim Part Solutions 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

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH

Q: What technology areas does HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH focus on?

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH's top technology area is B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing) with 7 patents, ranking #833 of 4,378 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. 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: B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HIB ranks #35,695 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 8 technology areas.

#35,695
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.4/100): 12.0
avg claims per patent: +500%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35695 · Foreign Corporation #35,695 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,695/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hexagon Manufacturin…
CPC-NARROW B29C · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +500% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Sarl (±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 HIB’s 44.4 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 7.2 pts (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (45%) Breadth 10.0 pts (23%) Claim depth 7.2 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HIB Trim Part… · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HIB's Innovation Score is 44.4/100 (top 26% 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 HIB?

Each dot is one of HIB’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). HIB’s own 12.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where HIB's grants concentrate

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, HIB sits between Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Sarl and Highyag Lasertechnologie GMBH.

HIB's three-year grant acceleration

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Hexagon Manufactu…

7
Hexcel Composites…

7
Hexcel Reinforcem…

7
HHC Changzhou

7
Hiconics Eco-ener…

7
Hiconics Eco-ener…

7
High Voltage Grap…

7
Highyag Lasertech…

7
HIB Trim Part Sol… ◀

7

What this shows HIB holds 7 patents at rank #35,640, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HIB

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,640 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF Plastics)

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

HIB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

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

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HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2022	5	71.4%

Which technologies does HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH patent most?

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 7

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 5

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 4

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 1

Top 8 of 8 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

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH's lead technology class is B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B29C
Ranked #35,695 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH against Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Sarl, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.4/100 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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