Where does KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH ranks #14,719 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 KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH hold?

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH's Innovation Score?

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH has an Innovation Score of 32.1 out of 100 (40th 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 KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH focus on?

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH's top technology area is B02C (Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain) with 10 patents, ranking #26 of 384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH's recent grant velocity is -82% 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 KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH's patents?

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH's patents average 8.2 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 KHD Humboldt Wedag 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

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B02C (Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KHD ranks #14,719 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 18 technology areas.

#14,719
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.1/100): 8.2
avg claims per patent: -82%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14719 · Foreign Corporation #14,719 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,719/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jubilant Draximage
CPC-FOCUS B02C · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -82% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jubilant Draximage 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 KHD’s 32.1 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 10.5 pts (33%) Velocity 1.7 pts (5%) Breadth 15.0 pts (47%) Claim depth 4.9 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
KHD Humboldt Wedag · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KHD's Innovation Score is 32.1/100 (40th 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 KHD?

Each dot is one of KHD’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). KHD’s own 8.2 claims/patent is at or below the 14.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where KHD's grants concentrate

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under B02C (Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, KHD sits between Jubilant Draximage Inc. and Kolen Co., Ltd..

KHD's three-year grant acceleration

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH shows 1 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.

Jubilant Draximage

20
Just Fur Love

20
Kajeet

20
Keba

20
King Rack Industr…

20
Kitz SCT

20
KLX Energy Servic…

20
Kolen

20
KHD Humboldt Wedag ◀

20

What this shows KHD holds 20 patents at rank #14,713, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KHD

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,713 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B02C (Crushing)

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

KHD's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	20.0%
2016	4	20.0%
2017	3	15.0%
2018	4	20.0%
2019	2	10.0%
2020	2	10.0%
2024	1	5.0%

Which technologies does KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH patent most?

B02C - Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain 10

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 9

F27B - Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts IN GENERAL; Open Sintering OR Like Apparatus 8

B30B - Presses IN General 6

F27D - Details OR Accessories OF Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts, IN SO FAR AS They ARE OF Kinds Occurring IN More Than ONE Kind OF Furnace 6

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 5

B01D - Separation 4

C22C - Alloys 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 2

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

B04C - Apparatus Using Free Vortex Flow, e.g. Cyclones 1

B07B - Separating Solids From Solids BY Sieving, Screening, Sifting OR BY Using GAS CURRENTS; Separating BY Other DRY Methods Applicable TO Bulk Material, e.g. Loose Articles FIT TO BE Handled Like Bulk Material 1

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 15 of 18 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

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH's lead technology class is B02C (Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B02C
Ranked #14,719 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH against Jubilant Draximage Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.1/100 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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