Where does HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG ranks #35,716 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 HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG hold?

HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 25.8 out of 100 (18th 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 HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG focus on?

HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG's top technology area is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10) with 2 patents, ranking #2,089 of 3,373 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG's patents?

HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG's patents average 13.3 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 HKR Seuffer Automotive 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

HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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: H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HKR ranks #35,716 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 9 technology areas.

#35,716
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.8/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35716 · Foreign Corporation #35,716 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,716/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hitachi Zosen Fukui
CPC-NARROW H01L · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hitachi Zosen Fukui Corporation (±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 HKR’s 25.8 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 (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows HKR's Innovation Score is 25.8/100 (18th 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 HKR?

Each dot is one of HKR’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). HKR’s own 13.3 claims/patent is at or below the 13.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where HKR's grants concentrate

HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, HKR sits between Hitachi Zosen Fukui Corporation and Hortau Inc..

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What this shows HKR holds 7 patents at rank #35,650, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HKR

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,650 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)

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

HKR's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	57.1%
2017	2	28.6%
2018	1	14.3%

Which technologies does HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG patent most?

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 2

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

F02P - Ignition, Other Than Compression Ignition, FOR Internal-combustion ENGINES; Testing OF Ignition Timing IN Compression-ignition Engines 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

Top 9 of 9 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

HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG's lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
Ranked #35,716 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG against Hitachi Zosen Fukui Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.8/100 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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