Where does HYpharm GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HYpharm GmbH ranks #47,557 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 HYpharm GmbH hold?

HYpharm GmbH holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is HYpharm GmbH's Innovation Score?

HYpharm GmbH has an Innovation Score of 25.2 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 HYpharm GmbH focus on?

HYpharm GmbH's top technology area is C12Y (Enzymes) with 5 patents, ranking #508 of 1,675 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is HYpharm GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HYpharm GmbH's recent grant velocity is -33% 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 HYpharm GmbH's patents?

HYpharm GmbH's patents average 15.0 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 HYpharm 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

HYpharm GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: C12Y (Enzymes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hypharm ranks #47,557 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#47,557
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.2/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47557 · Foreign Corporation #47,557 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,557/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hado FNC
CPC-NARROW C12Y · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hado FNC Co., Ltd. (±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 Hypharm’s 25.2 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 6.2 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HYpharm · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hypharm's Innovation Score is 25.2/100 (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 Hypharm?

Each dot is one of Hypharm’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). Hypharm’s own 15.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hypharm's grants concentrate

HYpharm GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C12Y (Enzymes). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Hypharm sits between Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc. and Hagenuk KMT Kabelmesstechnik GmbH.

Hytrol Conveyor

5
Hyundai Card

5
Hyundai Fomex

5
Hyundai IND

5
Hzat

5
Hado FNC

5
Hafele America

5
Hagenuk KMT Kabel…

5
Hypharm ◀

5

What this shows HYpharm holds 5 patents at rank #47,439, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HYpharm

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,439 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12Y (Enzymes)

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

Hypharm'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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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HYpharm GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	20.0%
2019	2	40.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does HYpharm GmbH patent most?

C12Y - Enzymes 5

C07K - Peptides 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 2

C40B - Combinatorial CHEMISTRY; Libraries, e.g. Chemical Libraries 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

HYpharm GmbH's lead technology class is C12Y (Enzymes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12Y
Ranked #47,557 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HYpharm GmbH against Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.2/100 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

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.