USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 163 granted patents across 122 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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163

Total patents granted

122

CPC technology areas

10.7

Avg claims per patent

-6%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Metal holds 163 US patents across 122 technology areas, rank #2,401 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,401
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.5/100): 10.7
avg claims per patent: -6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre has been granted 163 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Metal Industries Research & Development Centre at rank #2,401 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 122 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Metal sits between Hella Kgaa Hueck & Co. (163 patents, rank #2,397) and Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh (163 patents, rank #2,405) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 55.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 79 grants, compared with 84 in the 2015–2019 window, a -6% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's 10.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Metal Industries Research & Development Centre against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Hella Kgaa Hueck &

163
Infineon Dresden…

163
Interdesign

163
Lanxess Deutschla…

163
Moog

163
SG Gaming

163
Westrock Shared S…

163
Zumtobel Lighting

163
Metal Industries… ◀

163

What this shows Metal holds 163 patents at rank #2,401, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Metal

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,401 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Metal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 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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Metal Industries Research & Development Centre patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	3.7%
2016	22	13.5%
2017	17	10.4%
2018	20	12.3%
2019	19	11.7%
2020	19	11.7%
2021	7	4.3%
2022	17	10.4%
2023	15	9.2%
2024	12	7.4%
2025	9	5.5%

Which technologies does Metal Industries Research & Development Centre patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 35

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 18

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 15

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 10

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 9

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 9

A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRS 8

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 8

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 7

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 7

B23H - WORKING OF METAL BY THE ACTION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ON A WORKPIECE USING AN ELECTRODE WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TOOL; SUCH WORKING COMBINED WITH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING OF METAL 7

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 6

C22C - ALLOYS 6

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 6

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 6

Top 15 of 122 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,401

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Metal Industries Research & Development Centre hold?

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre holds 163 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 122 technology areas.

What is Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's Innovation Score?

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre has an Innovation Score of 55.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Metal Industries Research & Development Centre focus on?

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 35 patents. The company has filed patents in 122 CPC subclasses total.

Is Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's recent filing velocity is -6% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's patents?

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's patents average 10.7 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre 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.

How to use this portfolio

Metal's 163 grants land it in the top 7% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Metal ranks #2,401 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61B - see who else leads that technology area. A61B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.