Where does Metal Industries Research & Development Centre rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Metal Industries Research & Development Centre ranks #2,401 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 Metal Industries Research & Development Centre hold?

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre holds 163 US utility patents granted 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 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant 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, ranking #539 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 122 CPC subclasses total.

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

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's recent grant velocity is -17% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant 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 an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre

Q: 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.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 163 granted patents across 122 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Metal ranks #2,401 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 163 patents across 122 technology areas.

#2,401
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.5/100): 10.7
avg claims per patent: -17%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2401 · Foreign Corporation #2,401 · 163 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 163 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,401/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hella KGaA Hueck &
CPC-WIDE A61B · 122 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -17% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. (±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 Metal’s 55.5 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 17.6 pts (32%) Velocity 6.5 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 6.4 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Mercari · near

56
Metal Industries… · this assignee

56
Nankai University · near

56
Weber-Stephen Products · near

56
China University OF… · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Metal's Innovation Score is 55.5/100 (top 7% 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 Metal?

Each dot is one of Metal’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). Metal’s own 10.7 claims/patent is at or below the 12.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Metal's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre received 70 grants versus 84 in 2015–2019 (-17% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 22 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 6. Lead class A61B accounts for 21.5% of the portfolio across 122 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. (#2,397) and Zumtobel Lighting GmbH (#2,405).

Metal's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre moved from 45 to 44 grants (0.98x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,241. See the growth leaderboard.

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.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Metal, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Metal ranks #539 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Weber-Stephen Products LLC 56 Nankai University 56 Mercari, Inc. 56 China University OF Petroleum (EAST CHINA) 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (10.7 here).

National Chung Cheng University 10.7 avg Ring Container Technologies, LLC 10.7 avg Agency FOR Defense Development 10.7 avg National University Corporation Chiba University 10.7 avg

Metal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% 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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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%
2025partial year	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

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 21.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #2,401 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Metal Industries Research & Development Centre against Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.5/100 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

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