Where does Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH ranks #41,582 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 Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH hold?

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH's Innovation Score?

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH's recent grant velocity is +400% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH's patents?

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH's patents average 12.5 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 Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler 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

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH focus on?

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH's top technology area is B23P (Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools) with 5 patents, ranking #118 of 1,028 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: B23P (Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Maschinenfabrik ranks #41,582 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#41,582
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 12.5
avg claims per patent: +400%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41582 · Foreign Corporation #41,582 · 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 #41,582/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Marel
CPC-NARROW B23P · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +400% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Marel, 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 Maschinenfabrik’s 28.7 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 (23%) Velocity 4.4 pts (15%) Breadth 10.0 pts (35%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Maschinenfabrik… · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Maschinenfabrik's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th 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 Maschinenfabrik?

Each dot is one of Maschinenfabrik’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). Maschinenfabrik’s own 12.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Maschinenfabrik's grants concentrate

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under B23P (Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Maschinenfabrik sits between Marel, Inc. and Masion DE Golf.

Maschinenfabrik's three-year grant acceleration

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Marel

6
Marine Biomedical…

6
Mark & Draw

6
Marlin Steel Wire…

6
Mascot Electric

6
Mashable

6
Mashtraxx

6
Masion DE Golf

6
Maschinenfabrik A… ◀

6

What this shows Maschinenfabrik holds 6 patents at rank #41,523, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Maschinenfabrik

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,523 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23P (Metal-working)

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

Maschinenfabrik's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2021	3	50.0%
2022	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH patent most?

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 5

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 4

C21D - Modifying THE Physical Structure OF Ferrous METALS; General Devices FOR Heat Treatment OF Ferrous OR Non-ferrous Metals OR ALLOYS; Making Metal Malleable, e.g. BY Decarburisation OR Tempering 4

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

B21K - Making Forged OR Pressed Metal Products, e.g. Horse-shoes, Rivets, Bolts OR Wheels 1

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 1

B21H - Making Particular Metal Objects BY Rolling, e.g. Screws, Wheels, Rings, Barrels, Balls 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

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What to do with this data

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH's lead technology class is B23P (Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23P
Ranked #41,582 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GMBH against Marel, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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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