Where does Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft ranks #5,022 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 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft hold?

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft holds 69 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 52 technology areas.

What is Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft's Innovation Score?

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft has an Innovation Score of 60.2 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft's recent grant velocity is +147% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft's patents?

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft's patents average 14.5 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 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft 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

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft

Q: What technology areas does Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft focus on?

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft's top technology area is D01F (Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments) with 43 patents, ranking #2 of 354 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 52 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 69 granted patents across 52 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: D01F (Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lenzing ranks #5,022 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 69 patents across 52 technology areas.

#5,022
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.2/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: +147%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5022 · Foreign Corporation #5,022 · 69 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 69 grants
UPPER-Q #5,022/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Interroll Holding
CPC-WIDE D01F · 52 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +147% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Interroll Holding AG (±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 Lenzing’s 60.2 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 14.7 pts (24%) Velocity 11.9 pts (20%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Gentex · near

60
Lenzing Aktiengesell… · this assignee

60
Sercel · near

60
Fresenius Kabi… · near

60
Fuzhou BOE Optoelect… · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lenzing's Innovation Score is 60.2/100 (top 3% 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 Lenzing?

Each dot is one of Lenzing’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). Lenzing’s own 14.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Lenzing's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft received 42 grants versus 17 in 2015–2019 (+147% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 18 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 1. Lead class D01F accounts for 62.3% of the portfolio across 52 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Interroll Holding AG (#5,018) and Mbda France (#5,026).

Lenzing's three-year grant acceleration

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft shows 32 grants in 2022–2024 against only 18 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.

Interroll Holding

69
JST Performance

69
Kyulux

69
Kikkerland Design

69
Litepoint

69
Lightmatter

69
Mallinckrodt

69
Mbda France

69
Lenzing Aktienges… ◀

69

What this shows Lenzing holds 69 patents at rank #5,022, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lenzing

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,022 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D01F (Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Lenzing, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In D01F (Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments), Lenzing ranks #2 of 354 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Sercel, Inc 60 Gentex Corporation 60 Fuzhou BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 60 Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.5 here).

Hadasit Medical Research Services AND Development Ltd. 14.5 avg Gustav Klauke GMBH 14.5 avg Valmet Technologies, Inc. 14.5 avg K-tronics (SUZHOU) Technology Co., Ltd. 14.5 avg

Lenzing's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.4%
2016	1	1.4%
2017	2	2.9%
2018	5	7.2%
2019	8	11.6%
2020	8	11.6%
2021	2	2.9%
2022	7	10.1%
2023	7	10.1%
2024	18	26.1%
2025partial year	10	14.5%

Which technologies does Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft patent most?

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 43

D01D - Mechanical Methods OR Apparatus IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR Ribbons 28

D04H - Making Textile Fabrics, e.g. From Fibres OR Filamentary Material ; Fabrics Made BY Such Processes OR Apparatus, e.g. Felts, Non-woven FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; Wadding ; ; Non-woven Fabrics From Staple Fibres, Filaments OR Yarns, Bonded With AT Least ONE Web-like Material During Their Consolidation 21

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof 19

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 17

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 15

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 12

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 12

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 11

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 11

D21C - Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing MATERIALS; Regeneration OF Pulping LIQUORS; Apparatus Therefor 11

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 10

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 10

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 10

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 8

Top 15 of 52 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

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft's lead technology class is D01F (Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments), 62.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D01F
Ranked #5,022 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft against Interroll Holding AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.2/100 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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