Overall rank by patents
#5,695
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 60 granted patents across 27 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B42C (BOOKBINDING).
The verdict
Mueller holds 60 US patents across 27 technology areas, rank #5,695 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Mueller Martini Holding Ag has been granted 60 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Mueller Martini Holding Ag at rank #5,695 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 27 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B42C (BOOKBINDING). As a Foreign Corporation, Mueller Martini Holding Ag is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Mueller sits between Kongsberg Automotive AB (60 patents, rank #5,691) and Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (60 patents, rank #5,699) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.4/100 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 16 grants, compared with 44 in the 2015–2019 window, a -64% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Mueller Martini Holding Ag's 18.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 27 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Mueller Martini Holding Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Kongsberg Automotive AB
60 patents
LUXOTTICA S.R.L.
60 patents
Lantech.com, LLC
60 patents
Lockheed Martin Energy, LLC
60 patents
NAVICO, INC.
60 patents
NCH Corporation
60 patents
NITERRA CO., LTD.
60 patents
Network-1 Technologies, Inc.
60 patents
MUELLER MARTINI HOLDING AG
60 patents
What this shows Mueller holds 60 patents at rank #5,695, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #5,695 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Mueller's primary technology class.
Mueller's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
45 Top 23% higher than 77% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 | 20.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 5 | 8.3% |
| 2018 | 13 | 21.7% |
| 2019 | 6 | 10.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | 6.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.7% |
Top 15 of 27 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#5,695
Across all tracked assignees
45.4 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Mueller's 60 grants land it in the top 23% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.