Metzner Holding GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2023–2025. 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Metzner ranks #48,710 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #48,710
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 30%
- by Innovation Score (42.9/100)
- 17.6
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R48710 · Foreign Corporation #48,710 · 5 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
- BOTTOM-DECILE #48,710/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Metirionic
- CPC-NARROW H01R · 3 areas
- INNOV-PAR 42.9/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2023–2025 · 3y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Metirionic GmbH (±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 Metzner’s 42.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Metzner
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Metzner Holding · this assignee
Metzner Holding · this assignee
43 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Metzner's Innovation Score is 42.9/100 (top 30% 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 Metzner?
Each dot is one of Metzner’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). Metzner’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Metzner's grants concentrate
Metzner Holding GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Metzner sits between Metirionic GmbH and Michael Jerome Designs, LLC.
Metzner's three-year grant acceleration
Metzner Holding GmbH shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.
Who files at Metzner's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Metirionic
Metirionic GmbH
5 patents
- Metselex
Metselex, inc.
5 patents
- Metso Finland Oy
Metso Finland Oy
5 patents
- Metsä Board Oyj
Metsä Board Oyj
5 patents
- Mewt
Mewt LLC
5 patents
- Mitac Research (S…
MiTAC Research (Shanghai) Ltd.
5 patents
- Michael Hill Fran…
Michael Hill Franchise Pty Limited
5 patents
- Michael Jerome De…
Michael Jerome Designs, LLC
5 patents
- Metzner Holding ◀
Metzner Holding GmbH
5 patents
What this shows Metzner holds 5 patents at rank #48,843, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Metzner
By rank, the assignees closest to #48,843 in granted patent volume.
- Metirionic GmbH #48,839 · 5 patents
- Metselex, inc. #48,840 · 5 patents
- Metso Finland Oy #48,841 · 5 patents
- Metsä Board Oyj #48,842 · 5 patents
- Mewt LLC #48,844 · 5 patents
- MiTAC Research (Shanghai) Ltd. #48,845 · 5 patents
- Michael Hill Franchise Pty Limited #48,846 · 5 patents
- Michael Jerome Designs, LLC #48,847 · 5 patents
Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Metzner's primary technology class.
- Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. 1,543 in class
- Yazaki Corporation 1,482 in class
- Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited 847 in class
- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 729 in class
- Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. 694 in class
- Molex, LLC 599 in class
- Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited 523 in class
- TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. 459 in class
Metzner's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
43 Top 30% higher than 70% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 60.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 20.0% |
Which technologies does Metzner Holding GmbH patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Metzner Holding GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Metzner Holding GmbH's lead technology class is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
- Ranked #48,710 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Metzner Holding GmbH against Metirionic GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 42.9/100 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.
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.