Where does Lemförder Electronic GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lemförder Electronic GmbH ranks #29,272 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 Lemförder Electronic GmbH hold?

Lemförder Electronic GmbH holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2020, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Lemförder Electronic GmbH's Innovation Score?

Lemförder Electronic GmbH has an Innovation Score of 31.4 out of 100 (38th 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 Lemförder Electronic GmbH focus on?

Lemförder Electronic GmbH's top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 7 patents, ranking #328 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Lemförder Electronic GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Lemförder Electronic GmbH's recent grant velocity is -71% 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 Lemförder Electronic GmbH's patents?

Lemförder Electronic GmbH's patents average 17.8 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 Lemförder Electronic 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

Lemförder Electronic GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2020. 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lemförder ranks #29,272 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 13 technology areas.

#29,272
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: -71%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29272 · Foreign Corporation #29,272 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,272/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Learning Squared
CPC-FOCUS F16H · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -71% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Learning Squared, 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 Lemförder’s 31.4 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.0 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Lemförder · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lemförder's Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th 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 Lemförder?

Each dot is one of Lemförder’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). Lemförder’s own 17.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Lemförder's grants concentrate

Lemförder Electronic GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, Lemförder sits between Learning Squared, Inc. and Leonardo S.r.l..

Learning Squared

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Leifeld Metal Spi…

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Lemmings

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Lento Medical

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Lenze Swiss

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9
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What this shows Lemförder holds 9 patents at rank #29,284, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lemförder

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,284 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Lemförder's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Lemförder Electronic GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	4	44.4%
2019	3	33.3%
2020	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Lemförder Electronic GmbH patent most?

F16H - Gearing 7

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 1

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

H04B - Transmission 1

Top 13 of 13 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

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

Lemförder Electronic GmbH's lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #29,272 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lemförder Electronic GmbH against Learning Squared, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 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.

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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