Where does IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA ranks #19,893 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 IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA hold?

IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA's Innovation Score?

IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA has an Innovation Score of 26.2 out of 100 (20th 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 IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA focus on?

IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA's top technology area is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating) with 12 patents, ranking #169 of 1,836 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA's recent grant velocity is -37% 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 IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA's patents?

IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA's patents average 13.7 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

IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA

Q: How is the IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA 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 - 14 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, IMI ranks #19,893 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 6 technology areas.

#19,893
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.2/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: -37%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19893 · Foreign Corporation #19,893 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,893/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Idec
CPC-NARROW F16K · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -37% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Idec Corporation (±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 IMI’s 26.2 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 9.4 pts (36%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (33%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (31%)

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What this shows IMI's Innovation Score is 26.2/100 (20th 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 IMI?

Each dot is one of IMI’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). IMI’s own 13.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where IMI's grants concentrate

IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, IMI sits between ID.me, Inc. and Ineos Sales (UK) Limited.

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What this shows IMI holds 14 patents at rank #19,889, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IMI

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,889 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16K (Valves)

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

IMI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 20th percentile higher than 20% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	4	28.6%
2018	1	7.1%
2019	3	21.4%
2020	3	21.4%
2021	2	14.3%
2025partial year	1	7.1%

Which technologies does IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA patent most?

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 12

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

F24D - Domestic- OR Space-heating Systems, e.g. Central Heating SYSTEMS; Domestic Hot-water Supply SYSTEMS; Elements OR Components Therefor 4

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

Top 6 of 6 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

IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA's lead technology class is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16K
Ranked #19,893 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA against ID.me, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.2/100 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

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