Where does I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A. ranks #22,758 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A..

What does claim depth mean for I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A.'s patents?

I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A.'s patents average 10.0 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A.

Q: How is the I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A. 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 PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2023. 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: B65B (Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, I.m.a. ranks #22,758 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 11 technology areas.

#22,758
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 10.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22758 · Foreign Corporation #22,758 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,758/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Häfele Berlin & KG
CPC-FOCUS B65B · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2023 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

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.

How I.m.a.’s 31.4 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 8.9 pts (28%) Velocity 4.8 pts (15%) Breadth 11.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 6.0 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
I M A Industria… · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows I.m.a.'s Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th 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 I.m.a.?

Each dot is one of I.m.a.’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). I.m.a.’s own 10.0 claims/patent is at or below the 11.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where I.m.a.'s grants concentrate

I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under B65B (Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, I.m.a. sits between HydraForce, Inc. and ICA S.P.A..

I.m.a.'s three-year grant acceleration

I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Hydraforce

12
Hyogo College of…

12
Häfele Berlin & KG

12
I D YOU

12
I V A R S P A

12
IBS Filtran Kunst…

12
IBT

12
ICA S P A

12
I M A Industria M… ◀

12

What this shows I.M.A. holds 12 patents at rank #22,741, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IMA

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,741 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65B (Machines)

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

I.m.a.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2023

Grants by year

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

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I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	2	16.7%
2021	5	41.7%
2022	2	16.7%
2023	3	25.0%

Which technologies does I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A. patent most?

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 8

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 5

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 5

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 4

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 2

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

B67C - Cleaning, Filling With Liquids OR Semiliquids, OR Emptying, OF Bottles, Jars, Cans, Casks, Barrels, OR Similar Containers, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Funnels 1

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 1

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

Top 11 of 11 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

I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A.'s lead technology class is B65B (Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65B
Ranked #22,758 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A. against HydraForce, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 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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