Where does Minimax GmbH & Co KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Minimax GmbH & Co KG ranks #8,439 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 Minimax GmbH & Co KG hold?

Minimax GmbH & Co KG holds 38 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is Minimax GmbH & Co KG's Innovation Score?

Minimax GmbH & Co KG has an Innovation Score of 39.7 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Minimax GmbH & Co KG focus on?

Minimax GmbH & Co KG's top technology area is A62C (Fire-fighting) with 28 patents. Grants appear in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is Minimax GmbH & Co KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Minimax GmbH & Co KG's recent grant velocity is +53% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Minimax GmbH & Co KG's patents?

Minimax GmbH & Co KG's patents average 16.2 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 Minimax GmbH & Co KG 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

Minimax GmbH & Co KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 38 granted patents across 24 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: A62C (Fire-fighting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Minimax ranks #8,439 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 38 patents across 24 technology areas.

#8,439
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.7/100): 16.2
avg claims per patent: +53%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8439 · Foreign Corporation #8,439 · 38 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 38 grants
UPPER-Q #8,439/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Medtentia Internatio…
CPC-FOCUS A62C · 24 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +53% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Medtentia International Ltd Oy (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
KSB Aktiengesellschaft · near

40
Infoblox · near

40
Minimax & KG · this assignee

40
National University… · near

40
Zhejiang Super… · near

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Minimax's Innovation Score is 39.7/100 (top 37% 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.

Where Minimax's grants concentrate

Minimax GmbH & Co KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 24 CPC subclasses with 73.7% of grants classified under A62C (Fire-fighting). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (13 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Minimax sits between Medtentia International Ltd Oy and National Center OF Neurology AND Psychiatry.

Medtentia Interna…

38
Merative US

38
Micronas

38
Mikron Industries

38
Morpho Detection

38
Musculoskeletal T…

38
Nalux

38
National Center O…

38
Minimax & KG ◀

38

What this shows Minimax holds 38 patents at rank #8,444, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Minimax

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,444 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A62C (Fire-fighting)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Minimax, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. 40 Infoblox Inc. 40 National University Corporation Hamamatsu University School OF Medicine 40 KSB Aktiengesellschaft 40

Minimax's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Minimax GmbH & Co KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	13.2%
2016	2	5.3%
2017	1	2.6%
2018	3	7.9%
2019	4	10.5%
2020	10	26.3%
2021	13	34.2%

Which technologies does Minimax GmbH & Co KG patent most?

A62C - Fire-fighting 28

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 17

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 2

H04Q - Selecting 1

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 1

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#8,439

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

39.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Minimax GmbH & Co KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Minimax GmbH & Co KG's lead technology class is A62C (Fire-fighting), 73.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A62C
Ranked #8,439 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Minimax GmbH & Co KG against Medtentia International Ltd Oy, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.7/100 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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