Where does Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH ranks #29,442 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 Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH hold?

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH's Innovation Score?

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH has an Innovation Score of 34.9 out of 100 (49th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH focus on?

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH's top technology area is G01G (Weighing) with 5 patents, ranking #53 of 427 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH's recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH's patents?

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH's patents average 13.4 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 Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) 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

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: G01G (Weighing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mettler-toledo ranks #29,442 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 12 technology areas.

#29,442
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.9/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29442 · Foreign Corporation #29,442 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,442/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Metal Masters…
CPC-FOCUS G01G · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., 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 Mettler-toledo’s 34.9 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 8.0 pts (23%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 12.2 pts (35%) Claim depth 8.1 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Mettler-Toledo… · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Mettler-toledo's Innovation Score is 34.9/100 (49th percentile 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 Mettler-toledo?

Each dot is one of Mettler-toledo’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). Mettler-toledo’s own 13.4 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Mettler-toledo's grants concentrate

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 55.6% of grants classified under G01G (Weighing). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Mettler-toledo sits between Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Inc. and Micro-g LaCoste, Inc..

Mettler-toledo's three-year grant acceleration

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Metal Masters Foo…

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Metalenz

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Metamagnetics

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Methodics

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Mettler-toledo Ga…

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What this shows Mettler-Toledo holds 9 patents at rank #29,469, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mettler-Toledo

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,469 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01G (Weighing)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Mettler-Toledo's primary technology class.

Mettler-toledo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	11.1%
2017	3	33.3%
2018	1	11.1%
2019	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%
2024	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH patent most?

G01G - Weighing 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 1

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors 1

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

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

A47F - Special Furniture, Fittings, OR Accessories FOR Shops, Storehouses, Bars, Restaurants OR THE LIKE; Paying Counters 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH's lead technology class is G01G (Weighing), 55.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01G
Ranked #29,442 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH against Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.9/100 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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