Overall rank by patents
#22,746
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: B01D (SEPARATION).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, IBS ranks #22,746 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 11 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22746 · Foreign Corporation #22,746 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Häfele Berlin Gmbh & Co KG (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
IBS Filtran Kunststo… · this assignee
31 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows IBS's Innovation Score is 30.7/100 (top 65% 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.
IBS Filtran Kunststoff-/metallerzeugnisse Gmbh is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 58.3% of grants classified under B01D (SEPARATION). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, IBS sits between Häfele Berlin Gmbh & Co KG and Ideaya Biosciences, Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Häfele Berlin GmbH & Co KG
12 patents
I D YOU, LLC
12 patents
I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A IN SIGLA IMA S.P.A.
12 patents
I.V.A.R. S.P.A.
12 patents
IBT Co.,Ltd
12 patents
ICA S.P.A.
12 patents
ICEYE OY
12 patents
IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc.
12 patents
IBS FILTRAN KUNSTSTOFF-/METALLERZEUGNISSE GMBH
12 patents
What this shows IBS holds 12 patents at rank #22,743, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,743 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in IBS's primary technology class.
IBS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 Top 65% higher than 35% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 11 of 11 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,746
of 50,000 tracked assignees
30.7 out of 100
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