Where does MBK Maschinenbau GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MBK Maschinenbau GmbH ranks #48,608 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 MBK Maschinenbau GmbH hold?

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2024, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is MBK Maschinenbau GmbH's Innovation Score?

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH has an Innovation Score of 42.5 out of 100 (top 30% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does MBK Maschinenbau GmbH focus on?

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH's top technology area is B21F (Working OR Processing OF Metal Wire) with 5 patents, ranking #18 of 133 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is MBK Maschinenbau GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for MBK Maschinenbau GmbH.

What does claim depth mean for MBK Maschinenbau GmbH's patents?

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH's patents average 17.0 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 MBK Maschinenbau 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

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2024. 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: B21F (Working OR Processing OF Metal Wire).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, MBK ranks #48,608 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.

#48,608
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.5/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48608 · Foreign Corporation #48,608 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,608/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mayhew Steel Products
CPC-NARROW B21F · 3 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2024 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mayhew Steel Products, 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 MBK’s 42.5 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.2 pts (15%) Velocity 20.0 pts (47%) Breadth 6.1 pts (14%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
MBK Maschinenbau · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows MBK's Innovation Score is 42.5/100 (top 30% 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 MBK?

Each dot is one of MBK’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). MBK’s own 17.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where MBK's grants concentrate

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B21F (Working OR Processing OF Metal Wire). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, MBK sits between Mayhew Steel Products, Inc. and Mccutchen Co..

MBK's three-year grant acceleration

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Mayhew Steel Prod…

5
MB Imports

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MBC Pharma

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MBD

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MBM

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Mcavey Ventures

5
Mccoy Global

5
Mccutchen

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MBK Maschinenbau ◀

5

What this shows MBK holds 5 patents at rank #48,564, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MBK

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,564 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B21F (Working OR Processing OF Metal Wire)

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

MBK's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 30% higher than 70% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2024

Grants by year

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

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MBK Maschinenbau GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	20.0%
2023	2	40.0%
2024	2	40.0%

Which technologies does MBK Maschinenbau GmbH patent most?

B21F - Working OR Processing OF Metal Wire 5

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

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

MBK Maschinenbau GmbH's lead technology class is B21F (Working OR Processing OF Metal Wire), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B21F
Ranked #48,608 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MBK Maschinenbau GmbH against Mayhew Steel Products, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.5/100 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.

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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.