Where does Liebherr-france SAS rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Liebherr-france SAS ranks #41,417 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 Liebherr-france SAS hold?

Liebherr-france SAS holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Liebherr-france SAS's Innovation Score?

Liebherr-france SAS has an Innovation Score of 35.4 out of 100 (top 49% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Liebherr-france SAS focus on?

Liebherr-france SAS's top technology area is E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting) with 5 patents, ranking #107 of 348 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Liebherr-france SAS's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Liebherr-france SAS's recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Liebherr-france SAS's patents?

Liebherr-france SAS'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 Liebherr-france SAS 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

Liebherr-france SAS

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Liebherr-france ranks #41,417 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#41,417
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.4/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41417 · Foreign Corporation #41,417 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,417/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH LGC Genomics
CPC-NARROW E02F · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: LGC Genomics, 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 Liebherr-france’s 35.4 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 6.7 pts (19%) Velocity 10.0 pts (28%) Breadth 10.0 pts (28%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Liebherr-france SAS · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Liebherr-france's Innovation Score is 35.4/100 (top 49% 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 Liebherr-france?

Each dot is one of Liebherr-france’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). Liebherr-france’s own 14.5 claims/patent is at or below the 18.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Liebherr-france's grants concentrate

Liebherr-france SAS is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Liebherr-france sits between LGC Genomics, LLC and Lift Airborne Technologies LLC.

Liebherr-france's three-year grant acceleration

Liebherr-france SAS shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

LGC Genomics

6
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6
Libbey Glass

6
Lidds AB

6
Lier Chemical

6
Life Long Driver

6
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6
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6
Liebherr-france S… ◀

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What this shows Liebherr-france holds 6 patents at rank #41,344, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Liebherr-france

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,344 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02F (Dredging)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Liebherr-france's primary technology class.

Liebherr-france's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 49% higher than 51% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Liebherr-france SAS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%
2023	3	50.0%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Liebherr-france SAS patent most?

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 5

G01G - Weighing 1

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

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Liebherr-france SAS's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Liebherr-france SAS's lead technology class is E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E02F
Ranked #41,417 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Liebherr-france SAS against LGC Genomics, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.4/100 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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