Where does Hilite Germany GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hilite Germany GmbH ranks #10,952 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 Hilite Germany GmbH hold?

Hilite Germany GmbH holds 28 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Hilite Germany GmbH's Innovation Score?

Hilite Germany GmbH has an Innovation Score of 31.7 out of 100 (39th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hilite Germany GmbH focus on?

Hilite Germany GmbH's top technology area is F01L (Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines) with 21 patents, ranking #24 of 181 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hilite Germany GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hilite Germany GmbH's recent grant velocity is -96% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Hilite Germany GmbH's patents?

Hilite Germany GmbH's patents average 14.0 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 Hilite Germany 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

Hilite Germany GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 28 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: F01L (Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hilite ranks #10,952 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 28 patents across 11 technology areas.

#10,952
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.7/100): 14.0
avg claims per patent: -96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10952 · Foreign Corporation #10,952 · 28 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 28 grants
UPPER-Q #10,952/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hanbat National…
CPC-FOCUS F01L · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hanbat National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (±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 Hilite’s 31.7 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 11.6 pts (37%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bandai Namco Games · near

32
ChipMOS · near

32
Hilite Germany · this assignee

32
Kezzler AS · near

32
Rieter Ingolstadt · near

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hilite's Innovation Score is 31.7/100 (39th percentile 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 Hilite?

Each dot is one of Hilite’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). Hilite’s own 14.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hilite's grants concentrate

Hilite Germany GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under F01L (Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Hilite sits between Hunt Energy Enterprises, L.L.C. and IMV Technologies.

Hunt Energy Enter…

28
Hanbat National U…

28
Hangzhou Ruisheng…

28
Hermes-epitek

28
Hortech

28
Hyper Pet

28
Imagination Broad…

28
IMV

28
Hilite Germany ◀

28

What this shows Hilite holds 28 patents at rank #10,955, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hilite

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,955 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F01L (Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hilite, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F01L (Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines), Hilite ranks #24 of 181 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

ChipMOS Technologies Inc. 32 Rieter Ingolstadt GmbH 32 Bandai Namco Games Inc. 32 Kezzler AS 32

Hilite's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hilite Germany GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	14.3%
2016	9	32.1%
2017	6	21.4%
2018	8	28.6%
2021	1	3.6%

Which technologies does Hilite Germany GmbH patent most?

F01L - Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines 21

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 13

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 3

F02B - Internal-combustion Piston ENGINES; Combustion Engines IN General 3

F02D - Controlling Combustion Engines 2

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 2

B01D - Separation 2

F02F - Cylinders, Pistons OR Casings, FOR Combustion ENGINES; Arrangements OF Sealings IN Combustion Engines 1

F16H - Gearing 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Hilite Germany GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hilite Germany GmbH's lead technology class is F01L (Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F01L
Ranked #10,952 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hilite Germany GmbH against Hunt Energy Enterprises, L.L.C., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.7/100 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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