Where does IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH ranks #26,528 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 IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH hold?

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2023, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH's Innovation Score?

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH has an Innovation Score of 33.2 out of 100 (44th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH's patents?

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH's patents average 16.5 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 IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor 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

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH

Q: What technology areas does IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH focus on?

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 6 patents, ranking #2,307 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, IML ranks #26,528 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 8 technology areas.

#26,528
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.2/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26528 · Foreign Corporation #26,528 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,528/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ikan Holdings
CPC-NARROW G01N · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ikan Holdings LLC (±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 IML’s 33.2 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 8.3 pts (25%) Velocity 5.0 pts (15%) Breadth 10.0 pts (30%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
IML Instrumenta… · this assignee

33
PneumRx · near

33
Sorenson Communicati… · near

33
Terrestrial Energy · near

33
Vector Products · near

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows IML's Innovation Score is 33.2/100 (44th 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 IML?

Each dot is one of IML’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). IML’s own 16.5 claims/patent is at or below the 17.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where IML's grants concentrate

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, IML sits between Ikan Holdings LLC and IMS Gear GMBH.

IML's three-year grant acceleration

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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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10

What this shows IML holds 10 patents at rank #26,516, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IML

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,516 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for IML, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), IML ranks #2,307 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).

PneumRx, Inc. 33 Sorenson Communications, LLC 33 Terrestrial Energy, Inc. 33 Vector Products, Inc. 33

IML's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

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

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IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	10.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2020	1	10.0%
2021	2	20.0%
2022	2	20.0%
2023	1	10.0%

Which technologies does IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

B23B - TURNING; Boring 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 3

B27K - Processes, Apparatus OR Selection OF Substances FOR Impregnating, Staining, Dyeing, Bleaching OF Wood OR Similar Materials, OR Treating OF Wood OR Similar Materials With Permeant Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Chemical OR Physical Treatment OF Cork, Cane, Reed, Straw OR Similar Materials 3

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B26F - PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; Severing BY Means Other Than Cutting 1

B27C - Planing, Drilling, Milling, Turning OR Universal Machines FOR Wood OR Similar Material 1

Top 8 of 8 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

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #26,528 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH against Ikan Holdings LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.2/100 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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