Where does MD Elektronik GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MD Elektronik GMBH ranks #5,778 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 MD Elektronik GMBH hold?

MD Elektronik GMBH holds 59 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is MD Elektronik GMBH's Innovation Score?

MD Elektronik GMBH has an Innovation Score of 58.3 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is MD Elektronik GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

MD Elektronik GMBH's recent grant velocity is +74% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for MD Elektronik GMBH's patents?

MD Elektronik GMBH's patents average 16.3 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 MD Elektronik 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

MD Elektronik GMBH

Q: What technology areas does MD Elektronik GMBH focus on?

MD Elektronik GMBH's top technology area is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors) with 52 patents, ranking #64 of 2,265 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 59 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, MD ranks #5,778 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 59 patents across 18 technology areas.

#5,778
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.3/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: +74%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5778 · Foreign Corporation #5,778 · 59 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 59 grants
UPPER-Q #5,778/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jefferson Science…
CPC-FOCUS H01R · 18 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +74% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (±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 MD’s 58.3 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 14.1 pts (24%) Velocity 19.3 pts (33%) Breadth 15.0 pts (26%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Yissum Research… · near

58
Kerr Machine · near

58
MD Elektronik · this assignee

58
MiRus · near

58
Sensel · near

58
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows MD's Innovation Score is 58.3/100 (top 5% 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 MD?

Each dot is one of MD’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). MD’s own 16.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where MD's grants concentrate

MD Elektronik GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 88.1% of grants classified under H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (17 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, MD sits between Jefferson Science Associates, LLC and Nomura Research Institute, Ltd..

MD's three-year grant acceleration

MD Elektronik GMBH shows 29 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Jefferson Science…

59
Honda Lock

59
Kyung Chang Indus…

59
Lvmh Swiss Manufa…

59
Mahle Metal Leve…

59
Microfabrica

59
NR Engineering

59
Nomura Research I…

59
MD Elektronik ◀

59

What this shows MD holds 59 patents at rank #5,777, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MD

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,777 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for MD, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections), MD ranks #64 of 2,265 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).

MiRus LLC 58 Sensel, Inc. 58 Kerr Machine Co. 58 Yissum Research Development Company OF THE Hebrew University OF Jerusalem Ltd. 58

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.3 here).

Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Illinois 16.3 avg Cameron Health, Inc. 16.3 avg LM WP Patent Holding A/S 16.3 avg ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC 16.3 avg

MD's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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MD Elektronik GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	3.4%
2016	1	1.7%
2017	3	5.1%
2018	7	11.9%
2019	6	10.2%
2020	2	3.4%
2021	2	3.4%
2022	6	10.2%
2023	17	28.8%
2024	6	10.2%
2025partial year	7	11.9%

Which technologies does MD Elektronik GMBH patent most?

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 52

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 10

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 9

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 9

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 7

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 3

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

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

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

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

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 1

Top 15 of 18 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

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

MD Elektronik GMBH's lead technology class is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors), 88.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
Ranked #5,778 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MD Elektronik GMBH against Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.3/100 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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