Institut Dr. Foerster GmbH & Co. KG
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Institut ranks #40,955 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #40,955
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 41st percentile
- by Innovation Score (32.4/100)
- 21.5
- avg claims per patent
- -50%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R40955 · Foreign Corporation #40,955 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #40,955/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Insight LiDAR
- CPC-NARROW G01N · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 32.4/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 21.5 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -50% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Insight LiDAR, Inc. (±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 Institut’s 32.4 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Institut
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Institut Dr… · this assignee 32
Institut Dr… · this assignee
32 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Institut's Innovation Score is 32.4/100 (41st 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 Institut?
Each dot is one of Institut’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). Institut’s own 21.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Institut's grants concentrate
Institut Dr. Foerster GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Institut sits between Insight LiDAR, Inc. and Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Institut's three-year grant acceleration
Institut Dr. Foerster GmbH & Co. KG shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.
Who files at Institut's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Insight Lidar
Insight LiDAR, Inc.
6 patents
- Inspired Material…
Inspired Material Solutions, LLC
6 patents
- Instant Systems
Instant Systems, Inc.
6 patents
- Instasize In
Instasize, In
6 patents
- Institut National…
Institut National d'Optique/National Optics Institute
6 patents
- Institute of Atmo…
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
6 patents
- Institute of Crop…
Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
6 patents
- Institute of Ocea…
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
6 patents
- Institut Dr Foers… ◀
Institut Dr. Foerster GmbH & Co. KG
6 patents
What this shows Institut holds 6 patents at rank #41,000, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Institut
By rank, the assignees closest to #41,000 in granted patent volume.
- Insight LiDAR, Inc. #40,996 · 6 patents
- Inspired Material Solutions, LLC #40,997 · 6 patents
- Instant Systems, Inc. #40,998 · 6 patents
- Instasize, In #40,999 · 6 patents
- Institut National d'Optique/National Optics Institute #41,001 · 6 patents
- Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences #41,002 · 6 patents
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences #41,003 · 6 patents
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences #41,004 · 6 patents
Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Institut's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,153 in class
- Shimadzu Corporation 1,111 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 837 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 816 in class
- The Boeing Company 701 in class
- General Electric Company 634 in class
- Kla-tencor Corporation 583 in class
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 530 in class
Institut's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
32 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 16.7% |
Which technologies does Institut Dr. Foerster GmbH & Co. KG patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Institut Dr. Foerster GmbH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Institut Dr. Foerster GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
- Ranked #40,955 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Institut Dr. Foerster GmbH & Co. KG against Insight LiDAR, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 32.4/100 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.
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