Where does Julius Blum GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Julius Blum GMBH ranks #1,447 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 Julius Blum GMBH hold?

Julius Blum GMBH holds 288 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 28 technology areas.

What is Julius Blum GMBH's Innovation Score?

Julius Blum GMBH has an Innovation Score of 54.7 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Julius Blum GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Julius Blum GMBH's recent grant velocity is +55% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Julius Blum GMBH's patents?

Julius Blum GMBH's patents average 15.4 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 Julius Blum 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

Julius Blum GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Julius Blum GMBH focus on?

Julius Blum GMBH's top technology area is 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) with 138 patents, ranking #1 of 729 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 28 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 288 granted patents across 28 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: 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, Detail).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Julius ranks #1,447 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 288 patents across 28 technology areas.

#1,447
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.7/100): 15.4
avg claims per patent: +55%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1447 · Foreign Corporation #1,447 · 288 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 288 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,447/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ajou University…
CPC-FOCUS E05Y · 28 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +55% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ajou University Industry-academic Cooperation (±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 Julius’s 54.7 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 19.6 pts (36%) Velocity 7.2 pts (13%) Breadth 18.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nissan Chemical… · near

55
Otter Products · near

55
Chicago Mercantile… · near

55
Julius Blum · this assignee

55
Vizit Labs · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Julius's Innovation Score is 54.7/100 (top 8% 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 Julius?

Each dot is one of Julius’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). Julius’s own 15.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Julius's grants concentrate

Julius Blum GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 28 CPC subclasses with 47.9% of grants classified under 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, Detail). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (43 grants) versus a trough of 10 in 2018. By volume, Julius sits between Everspin Technologies, Inc. and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Julius's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Julius Blum GMBH moved from 92 to 99 grants (1.08x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,011. See the growth leaderboard.

Everspin

289
Shopify

289
Seescan

289
Ajou University I…

288
Milliken &

288
National Institut…

288
Nifco

288
Julius Blum ◀

288
Alnylam Pharmaceu…

287

What this shows Julius holds 288 patents at rank #1,447, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Julius

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,447 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Julius, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f), Julius ranks #1 of 729 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 55 Vizit Labs, Inc. 55 Otter Products, LLC 55 Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.4 here).

THE University OF Akron 15.4 avg Ememory Technology Inc. 15.4 avg Sony Mobile Communications Inc. 15.4 avg Imperial Innovations Limited 15.4 avg

Julius's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% 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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Julius Blum GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	28	9.7%
2016	22	7.6%
2017	14	4.9%
2018	10	3.5%
2019	30	10.4%
2020	28	9.7%
2021	34	11.8%
2022	29	10.1%
2023	27	9.4%
2024	43	14.9%
2025partial year	23	8.0%

Which technologies does Julius Blum GMBH patent most?

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 138

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 127

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 107

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 98

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 20

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 12

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 11

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 9

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 8

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

F16H - Gearing 6

F03G - Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like MOTORS; Mechanical-power Producing Devices OR Mechanisms, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR OR Using Energy Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 4

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 2

Top 15 of 28 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

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

Julius Blum GMBH's lead technology class is 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, Detail), 47.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E05Y
Ranked #1,447 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Julius Blum GMBH against Everspin Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.7/100 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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