Where does Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH ranks #48,576 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 Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH hold?

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2022, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH's Innovation Score?

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH has an Innovation Score of 35.0 out of 100 (49th 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 Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH focus on?

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH's top technology area is F26B (Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom) with 5 patents, ranking #41 of 377 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH'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 Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH's patents?

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH's patents average 20.2 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH

Q: How is the Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen 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 PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. 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: F26B (Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Martin ranks #48,576 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#48,576
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (35.0/100): 20.2
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48576 · Foreign Corporation #48,576 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,576/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mark Andy
CPC-NARROW F26B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mark Andy, 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 Martin’s 35.0 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 6.2 pts (18%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 10.0 pts (29%) Claim depth 12.1 pts (35%)

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What this shows Martin's Innovation Score is 35.0/100 (49th 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 Martin?

Each dot is one of Martin’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). Martin’s own 20.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Martin's grants concentrate

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F26B (Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Martin sits between Mark Andy, Inc. and Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc..

Martin's three-year grant acceleration

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH shows 2 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.

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What this shows Martin holds 5 patents at rank #48,548, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Martin

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,548 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F26B (Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Ther…)

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

Martin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%
2022	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH patent most?

F26B - Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom 5

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 1

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

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 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 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

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH's lead technology class is F26B (Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F26B
Ranked #48,576 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH against Mark Andy, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.0/100 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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