Where does Hunkeler AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hunkeler AG ranks #35,757 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 Hunkeler AG hold?

Hunkeler AG holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Hunkeler AG's Innovation Score?

Hunkeler AG has an Innovation Score of 25.3 out of 100 (17th 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 Hunkeler AG focus on?

Hunkeler AG's top technology area is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables) with 6 patents, ranking #200 of 1,019 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hunkeler AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hunkeler AG'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 Hunkeler AG's patents?

Hunkeler AG's patents average 12.6 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 Hunkeler AG 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

Hunkeler AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hunkeler ranks #35,757 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 9 technology areas.

#35,757
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.3/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35757 · Foreign Corporation #35,757 · 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 #35,757/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hultafors Group AB
CPC-NARROW B65H · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hultafors Group AB (±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 Hunkeler’s 25.3 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 (42%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Daemo Engineering · near

25
Hunkeler · this assignee

25
Ningbo Yinzhou… · near

25
Diagnostic BioSystems · near

25
Native Instruments · near

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hunkeler's Innovation Score is 25.3/100 (17th 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 Hunkeler?

Each dot is one of Hunkeler’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). Hunkeler’s own 12.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hunkeler's grants concentrate

Hunkeler AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Hunkeler sits between Hultafors Group AB and Hydac Mobilhydraulik GMBH.

Hultafors Group AB

7
Human Design Medi…

7
Humanitas Mirasol…

7
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7
Huntington Alloys

7
HWA Meei Optical

7
Hydac Fluidcarece…

7
Hydac Mobilhydrau…

7
Hunkeler ◀

7

What this shows Hunkeler holds 7 patents at rank #35,673, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hunkeler

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,673 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hunkeler, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material), Hunkeler ranks #200 of 1,019 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (25 here).

Daemo Engineering Co., Ltd. 25 Ningbo Yinzhou Jiasheng Pump Electric Machinery Factory 25 Diagnostic BioSystems 25 Native Instruments GMBH 25

Hunkeler's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Hunkeler AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	28.6%
2016	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	2	28.6%
2019	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Hunkeler AG patent most?

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 6

B42C - Bookbinding 4

B42D - BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus 2

B41F - Printing Machines OR Presses 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors 1

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 1

B26F - PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; Severing BY Means Other Than Cutting 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 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

Hunkeler AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hunkeler AG's lead technology class is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65H
Ranked #35,757 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hunkeler AG against Hultafors Group AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.3/100 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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