Where does Lechler GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lechler GmbH ranks #18,836 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 Lechler GmbH hold?

Lechler GmbH holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Lechler GmbH's Innovation Score?

Lechler GmbH has an Innovation Score of 34.1 out of 100 (47th 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 Lechler GmbH focus on?

Lechler GmbH's top technology area is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles) with 12 patents, ranking #109 of 1,384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Lechler GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Lechler GmbH's recent grant velocity is -64% 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 Lechler GmbH's patents?

Lechler GmbH's patents average 16.6 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 Lechler 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

Lechler GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 14 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: B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lechler ranks #18,836 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 14 technology areas.

#18,836
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.1/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -64%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18836 · Foreign Corporation #18,836 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,836/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lambda Nu Technology
CPC-FOCUS B05B · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -64% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lambda Nu Technology 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 Lechler’s 34.1 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 9.6 pts (28%) Velocity 1.3 pts (4%) Breadth 13.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Lechler · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lechler's Innovation Score is 34.1/100 (47th 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 Lechler?

Each dot is one of Lechler’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). Lechler’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Lechler's grants concentrate

Lechler GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Lechler sits between Lambda Nu Technology LLC and Linden Research, Inc..

Lechler's three-year grant acceleration

Lechler GmbH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Lambda Nu Technol…

15
Lange Uhren

15
Laser Aiming Syst…

15
Leapyear

15
Leibniz-institut…

15
Lifetouch

15
Lilitab

15
Linden Research

15
Lechler ◀

15

What this shows Lechler holds 15 patents at rank #18,850, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lechler

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,850 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

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

Lechler's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Lechler GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	20.0%
2016	3	20.0%
2017	1	6.7%
2018	2	13.3%
2019	2	13.3%
2020	2	13.3%
2021	1	6.7%
2023	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Lechler GmbH patent most?

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 12

B01D - Separation 3

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

B22C - Foundry Moulding 1

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

C10K - Purifying OR Modifying THE Chemical Composition OF Combustible Gases Containing Carbon Monoxide 1

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 1

F04F - Pumping OF Fluid BY Direct Contact OF Another Fluid OR BY Using Inertia OF Fluid TO BE Pumped ; Siphons 1

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

B21B - Rolling OF Metal 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

Top 14 of 14 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

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

Lechler GmbH's lead technology class is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05B
Ranked #18,836 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lechler GmbH against Lambda Nu Technology LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.1/100 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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