Where does IFA-Technologies GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), IFA-Technologies GmbH ranks #47,595 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 IFA-Technologies GmbH hold?

IFA-Technologies GmbH holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is IFA-Technologies GmbH's Innovation Score?

IFA-Technologies GmbH has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th 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 IFA-Technologies GmbH focus on?

IFA-Technologies GmbH's top technology area is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes) with 3 patents, ranking #367 of 1,090 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is IFA-Technologies GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

IFA-Technologies 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 IFA-Technologies GmbH's patents?

IFA-Technologies GmbH's patents average 10.8 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 IFA-Technologies 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

IFA-Technologies GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ifa-technologies ranks #47,595 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.

#47,595
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 10.8
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47595 · Foreign Corporation #47,595 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,595/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH IDS Group
CPC-NARROW F16D · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: IDS Group (±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 Ifa-technologies’s 28.7 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 6.2 pts (22%) Velocity 6.7 pts (23%) Breadth 9.4 pts (33%) Claim depth 6.5 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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IFA- · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Ifa-technologies's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th 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 Ifa-technologies?

Each dot is one of Ifa-technologies’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). Ifa-technologies’s own 10.8 claims/patent is at or below the 14.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Ifa-technologies's grants concentrate

IFA-Technologies GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Ifa-technologies sits between IDS Group and IHI Rotating Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd..

Ifa-technologies's three-year grant acceleration

IFA-Technologies GmbH shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows IFA-Technologies holds 5 patents at rank #47,593, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IFA-Technologies

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,593 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting Rotation)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in IFA-Technologies's primary technology class.

Ifa-technologies's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

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

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IFA-Technologies GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	20.0%
2019	2	40.0%
2023	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does IFA-Technologies GmbH patent most?

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 3

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

B21K - Making Forged OR Pressed Metal Products, e.g. Horse-shoes, Rivets, Bolts OR Wheels 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

IFA-Technologies GmbH's lead technology class is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16D
Ranked #47,595 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare IFA-Technologies GmbH against IDS Group, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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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