Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GMBH & Co. KG
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Maschinenfabrik ranks #29,383 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 8 technology areas.
- #29,383
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 31st percentile
- by Innovation Score (29.5/100)
- 11.8
- avg claims per patent
- -20%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R29383 · Foreign Corporation #29,383 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #29,383/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Mapanything
- CPC-NARROW D07B · 8 areas
- INNOV-THIN 29.5/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 11.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DOWN -20% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Mapanything, 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 29.5 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Maschinenfabrik
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Maschinenfabrik… · this assignee 29
Maschinenfabrik… · this assignee
29 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Maschinenfabrik's Innovation Score is 29.5/100 (31st 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 11.8 claims/patent is at or below the 11.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Maschinenfabrik's grants concentrate
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 44.4% of grants classified under D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Maschinenfabrik sits between Mapanything, Inc. and Matrix Sensors, Inc..
Maschinenfabrik's three-year grant acceleration
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GMBH & Co. KG 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.
Who files at Maschinenfabrik's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Mapanything
Mapanything, Inc.
9 patents
- Mapei S P A
Mapei S.P.A.
9 patents
- Marel Meat Proces…
Marel Meat Processing Inc.
9 patents
- Maruwa
Maruwa Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Mascot Internatio…
Mascot International A/S
9 patents
- Mastercard Intern…
Mastercard International Incorporated Purchase
9 patents
- Matatakitoyo Tool
Matatakitoyo Tool Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Matrix Sensors
Matrix Sensors, Inc.
9 patents
- Maschinenfabrik N… ◀
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GMBH & Co. KG
9 patents
What this shows Maschinenfabrik holds 9 patents at rank #29,345, 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 #29,345 in granted patent volume.
- Mapanything, Inc. #29,341 · 9 patents
- Mapei S.P.A. #29,342 · 9 patents
- Marel Meat Processing Inc. #29,343 · 9 patents
- Maruwa Co., Ltd. #29,344 · 9 patents
- Mascot International A/S #29,346 · 9 patents
- Mastercard International Incorporated Purchase #29,347 · 9 patents
- Matatakitoyo Tool Co., Ltd. #29,348 · 9 patents
- Matrix Sensors, Inc. #29,349 · 9 patents
Leaders in D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General)
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 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 22.2% |
Which technologies does Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GMBH & Co. KG patent most?
Top 8 of 8 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GMBH & Co. KG's lead technology class is D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General), 44.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D07B
- Ranked #29,383 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GMBH & Co. KG against Mapanything, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 29.5/100 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.
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