Where does Metabowerke GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Metabowerke GmbH ranks #17,896 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 Metabowerke GmbH hold?

Metabowerke GmbH holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Metabowerke GmbH's Innovation Score?

Metabowerke GmbH has an Innovation Score of 43.6 out of 100 (top 28% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Metabowerke GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Metabowerke GmbH's recent grant velocity is +29% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Metabowerke GmbH's patents?

Metabowerke GmbH's patents average 9.9 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 Metabowerke 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

Metabowerke GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Metabowerke GmbH focus on?

Metabowerke GmbH's top technology area is B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 10 patents, ranking #31 of 229 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Metabowerke ranks #17,896 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 17 technology areas.

#17,896
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.6/100): 9.9
avg claims per patent: +29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17896 · Foreign Corporation #17,896 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,896/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH McNeil AB
CPC-FOCUS B25F · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +29% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: McNeil AB (±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 Metabowerke’s 43.6 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 9.8 pts (22%) Velocity 13.3 pts (31%) Breadth 14.6 pts (33%) Claim depth 5.9 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Metabowerke · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Metabowerke's Innovation Score is 43.6/100 (top 28% 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 Metabowerke?

Each dot is one of Metabowerke’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). Metabowerke’s own 9.9 claims/patent is at or below the 12.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Metabowerke's grants concentrate

Metabowerke GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Metabowerke sits between McNeil AB and Mind Head LLC.

Metabowerke's three-year grant acceleration

Metabowerke GmbH shows 6 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.

Mcneil AB

16
Meadwestvaco Calm…

16
Medical Depot

16
Menlo Security

16
Micro Matic USA

16
Microsemi P O E

16
Mill Computing

16
Mind Head

16
Metabowerke ◀

16

What this shows Metabowerke holds 16 patents at rank #17,906, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Metabowerke

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,906 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools)

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

Metabowerke's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 28% higher than 72% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Metabowerke GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	12.5%
2016	2	12.5%
2017	2	12.5%
2018	1	6.3%
2020	2	12.5%
2021	1	6.3%
2022	2	12.5%
2023	2	12.5%
2024	2	12.5%

Which technologies does Metabowerke GmbH patent most?

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 10

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 6

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

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 3

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 3

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

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

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

B23B - TURNING; Boring 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

B23D - PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; Like Operations FOR Working Metal BY Removing Material, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 15 of 17 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

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

Metabowerke GmbH's lead technology class is B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25F
Ranked #17,896 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Metabowerke GmbH against McNeil AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.6/100 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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