Where does Kaercher Futuretech GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kaercher Futuretech GmbH ranks #48,051 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 Kaercher Futuretech GmbH hold?

Kaercher Futuretech GmbH holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Kaercher Futuretech GmbH's Innovation Score?

Kaercher Futuretech GmbH has an Innovation Score of 24.8 out of 100 (16th 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 Kaercher Futuretech GmbH focus on?

Kaercher Futuretech GmbH's top technology area is B08B (Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General) with 2 patents, ranking #317 of 1,035 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kaercher Futuretech GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kaercher Futuretech GmbH's recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Kaercher Futuretech GmbH's patents?

Kaercher Futuretech GmbH's patents average 14.4 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 Kaercher Futuretech 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

Kaercher Futuretech GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B08B (Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kaercher ranks #48,051 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#48,051
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 16th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.8/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48051 · Foreign Corporation #48,051 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,051/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kabushikikaisha…
CPC-NARROW B08B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kabushikikaisha Matsui Seisakusho (±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 Kaercher’s 24.8 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 6.2 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kaercher Futuretech · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kaercher's Innovation Score is 24.8/100 (16th 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 Kaercher?

Each dot is one of Kaercher’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). Kaercher’s own 14.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kaercher's grants concentrate

Kaercher Futuretech GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under B08B (Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General). By volume, Kaercher sits between Kyowa Metal Works Co., Ltd. and KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Kyowa Metal Works

5
Kyushu University…

5
Kabushikikaisha M…

5
Kae Sheng Industr…

5
Kagami

5
Kairos Social Sol…

5
Kaiser Enterprises

5
Kalobios Pharmace…

5
Kaercher Futurete… ◀

5

What this shows Kaercher holds 5 patents at rank #48,174, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kaercher

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,174 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B08B (Cleaning IN General)

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

Kaercher's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kaercher Futuretech GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Kaercher Futuretech GmbH patent most?

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 2

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 2

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 2

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 1

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

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 1

G21F - Protection Against X-radiation, Gamma Radiation, Corpuscular Radiation OR Particle BOMBARDMENT; Treating Radioactively Contaminated MATERIAL; Decontamination Arrangements Therefor 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Kaercher Futuretech GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kaercher Futuretech GmbH's lead technology class is B08B (Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B08B
Ranked #48,051 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kaercher Futuretech GmbH against Kyowa Metal Works Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.8/100 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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