USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Nimbus Group Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2018–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F21S (NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

3.8

Avg claims per patent

-50%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nimbus holds 9 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #29,607 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#29,607
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 76%
by Innovation Score (27.5/100): 3.8
avg claims per patent: -50%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nimbus Group Gmbh has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2018 and 2024, placing Nimbus Group Gmbh at rank #29,607 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 3.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in F21S (NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS). As a Foreign Corporation, Nimbus Group Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nimbus sits between Next Issue Media (9 patents, rank #29,603) and Ningbo Major Draft Beer Equipment Co., Ltd. (9 patents, rank #29,611) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 27.5/100 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 3 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a -50% 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. Nimbus Group Gmbh's 3.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nimbus Group Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Nimbus holds 9 patents at rank #29,607, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nimbus

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,607 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F21S (Non-portable Lighting Devices)

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

Nimbus's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 Top 76% higher than 24% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nimbus Group Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	5	55.6%
2019	1	11.1%
2020	1	11.1%
2024	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Nimbus Group Gmbh patent most?

F21S - NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS 2

F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

F21Y - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED 2

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 1

F21K - NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 1

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 1

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 1

F21L - LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#29,607

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

27.5 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 Nimbus Group Gmbh hold?

Nimbus Group Gmbh holds 9 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2024, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Nimbus Group Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Nimbus Group Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 27.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nimbus Group Gmbh focus on?

Nimbus Group Gmbh's top technology area is F21S (NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS) with 2 patents. The company has filed patents in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nimbus Group Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nimbus Group Gmbh's recent filing velocity is -50% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Nimbus Group Gmbh's patents?

Nimbus Group Gmbh's patents average 3.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Nimbus Group 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.

How to use this portfolio

Nimbus's 9 grants land it in the top 76% 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 - Nimbus ranks #29,607 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F21S - see who else leads that technology area. F21S 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

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.