USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 52 granted patents across 26 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01G (WEIGHING).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

9.0

Avg claims per patent

+450%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Mettler-toledo holds 52 US patents across 26 technology areas, rank #6,466 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,466
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.2/100): 9.0
avg claims per patent: +450%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. has been granted 52 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. at rank #6,466 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 26 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01G (WEIGHING). As a Foreign Corporation, Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Mettler-toledo sits between Modernsolid Industrial Co., Ltd. (52 patents, rank #6,462) and Multi-chem Group, Llc (52 patents, rank #6,470) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.2/100 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 44 grants, compared with 8 in the 2015–2019 window, a +450% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.'s 9.0 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 26 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Mettler-toledo holds 52 patents at rank #6,466, 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 #6,466 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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

57 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	3.8%
2018	5	9.6%
2019	1	1.9%
2020	1	1.9%
2021	5	9.6%
2022	2	3.8%
2023	10	19.2%
2024	16	30.8%
2025	10	19.2%

Which technologies does Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. patent most?

G01G - WEIGHING 27

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 5

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 5

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 4

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

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 2

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 2

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 2

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 1

H03M - CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL 1

H04B - TRANSMISSION 1

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 1

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 1

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 1

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,466

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.2 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 Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. hold?

Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. holds 52 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 57.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. focus on?

Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.'s top technology area is G01G (WEIGHING) with 27 patents. The company has filed patents in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +450% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.'s patents?

Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.'s patents average 9.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Mettler-toledo (changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. 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

Mettler-toledo's 52 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Mettler-toledo ranks #6,466 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01G - see who else leads that technology area. G01G 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.