Where does Maquet GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Maquet GMBH ranks #6,461 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 Maquet GMBH hold?

Maquet GMBH holds 52 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 35 technology areas.

What is Maquet GMBH's Innovation Score?

Maquet GMBH has an Innovation Score of 49.2 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Maquet GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Maquet GMBH's recent grant velocity is +27% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Maquet GMBH's patents?

Maquet GMBH's patents average 20.0 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 Maquet 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

Maquet GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Maquet GMBH focus on?

Maquet GMBH's top technology area is A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices) with 46 patents, ranking #11 of 586 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 35 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 52 granted patents across 35 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Maquet ranks #6,461 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 52 patents across 35 technology areas.

#6,461
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.2/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: +27%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6461 · Foreign Corporation #6,461 · 52 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 52 grants
UPPER-Q #6,461/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Limagrain Europe
CPC-FOCUS A61G · 35 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +27% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Limagrain Europe S.A. (±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 Maquet’s 49.2 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 13.7 pts (28%) Velocity 2.6 pts (5%) Breadth 20.9 pts (42%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cambrios Film Solutons · near

49
Maquet · this assignee

49
Taiho Kogyo · near

49
VON Ardenne Asset & KG · near

49
Lunatech · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Maquet's Innovation Score is 49.2/100 (top 15% 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 Maquet?

Each dot is one of Maquet’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). Maquet’s own 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Maquet's grants concentrate

Maquet GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 35 CPC subclasses with 88.5% of grants classified under A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (11 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2024. By volume, Maquet sits between Limagrain Europe S.A. and Medivation Technologies LLC.

Maquet's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Maquet GMBH moved from 26 to 10 grants (0.39x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Limagrain Europe

52
Lumson S p A

52
M31 Technology

52
MAN Diesel & Turb…

52
Mianyang BOE Opto…

52
Modernsolid Indus…

52
Manitowoc Crane G…

52
Medivation

52
Maquet ◀

52

What this shows Maquet holds 52 patents at rank #6,460, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Maquet

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,460 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61G (Transport)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Maquet, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61G (Transport), Maquet ranks #11 of 586 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

Cambrios Film Solutons Corporation 49 Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. 49 VON Ardenne Asset GmbH & Co KG 49 Lunatech, LLC 49

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.0 here).

Visible World, LLC 20.0 avg Pindrop Security, Inc. 20.0 avg Sun Chemical Corporation 20.0 avg Lodestar Licensing Group LLC 20.0 avg

Maquet's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Maquet GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	7.7%
2017	4	7.7%
2018	6	11.5%
2019	8	15.4%
2020	11	21.2%
2021	7	13.5%
2022	5	9.6%
2023	3	5.8%
2024	2	3.8%
2025partial year	2	3.8%

Which technologies does Maquet GMBH patent most?

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 46

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 18

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 7

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 7

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 4

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 3

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 3

F16H - Gearing 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

H04B - Transmission 2

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 2

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 2

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 2

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Top 15 of 35 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

Maquet GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Maquet GMBH's lead technology class is A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices), 88.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61G
Ranked #6,461 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Maquet GMBH against Limagrain Europe S.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.2/100 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.

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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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