Where does Igus GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Igus GMBH ranks #3,703 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 Igus GMBH hold?

Igus GMBH holds 98 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 40 technology areas.

What is Igus GMBH's Innovation Score?

Igus GMBH has an Innovation Score of 70.1 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Igus GMBH focus on?

Igus GMBH's top technology area is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines) with 79 patents, ranking #10 of 985 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 40 CPC subclasses total.

Is Igus GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Igus GMBH's recent grant velocity is +163% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Igus GMBH's patents?

Igus GMBH's patents average 19.8 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 Igus 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

Igus GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 98 granted patents across 40 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Igus ranks #3,703 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 98 patents across 40 technology areas.

#3,703
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (70.1/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: +163%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3703 · Foreign Corporation #3,703 · 98 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 98 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,703/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH CureVac
CPC-WIDE H02G · 40 areas
INNOV-STRONG 70.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +163% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: CureVac AG (±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 Igus’s 70.1 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 15.9 pts (23%) Velocity 20.0 pts (28%) Breadth 22.4 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
PETRÓLEO Brasileiro… · near

70
Igus · this assignee

70
Honda Motor · near

70
Mitsubishi Electric · near

70
Samsara · near

70
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Igus's Innovation Score is 70.1/100 (top 1% 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 Igus?

Each dot is one of Igus’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). Igus’s own 19.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Igus's grants concentrate

Igus GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 40 CPC subclasses with 80.6% of grants classified under H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (24 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, Igus sits between CureVac AG and Optimedica Corporation.

Igus's three-year grant acceleration

Igus GMBH shows 51 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

Curevac

98
Delta T

98
Flir Systems AB

98
Hirata

98
Jinko Solar

98
Korea Electric Po…

98
National Universi…

98
Optimedica

98
Igus ◀

98

What this shows Igus holds 98 patents at rank #3,703, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Igus

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,703 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Igus, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines), Igus ranks #10 of 985 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (70 here).

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 70 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 70 PETRÓLEO Brasileiro S.A.—PETROBRAS 70 Samsara Inc. 70

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.8 here).

Perceive Corporation 19.8 avg Calix, Inc. 19.8 avg Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 19.8 avg NuCurrent, Inc. 19.8 avg

Igus's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

70 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Igus GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	4.1%
2016	8	8.2%
2017	3	3.1%
2018	5	5.1%
2019	4	4.1%
2020	8	8.2%
2021	4	4.1%
2022	15	15.3%
2023	12	12.2%
2024	24	24.5%
2025partial year	11	11.2%

Which technologies does Igus GMBH patent most?

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 79

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 69

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 25

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 7

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 7

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 7

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 7

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 5

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 4

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

F16H - Gearing 3

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 3

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 3

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 3

Top 15 of 40 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

Igus GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Igus GMBH's lead technology class is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines), 80.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02G
Ranked #3,703 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Igus GMBH against CureVac AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 70.1/100 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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