Where does Oetiker NY, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Oetiker NY, Inc. ranks #7,900 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 Oetiker NY, Inc. hold?

Oetiker NY, Inc. holds 41 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Oetiker NY, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Oetiker NY, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 49.0 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Oetiker NY, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Oetiker NY, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +214% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Oetiker NY, Inc.'s patents?

Oetiker NY, Inc.'s patents average 17.4 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 Oetiker NY, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Oetiker NY, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Oetiker NY, Inc. focus on?

Oetiker NY, Inc.'s top technology area is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General) with 39 patents, ranking #39 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 41 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Oetiker ranks #7,900 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 41 patents across 17 technology areas.

#7,900
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.0/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: +214%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7900 · US Corporation #7,900 · 41 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 41 grants
UPPER-Q #7,900/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH NetIQ
CPC-FOCUS F16L · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +214% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NetIQ Corporation (±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 Oetiker’s 49.0 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 12.9 pts (26%) Velocity 11.1 pts (23%) Breadth 14.6 pts (30%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
D Swarovski KG · near

49
Oetiker NY · this assignee

49
Orthosoft ULC · near

49
Stoneage · near

49
TCI · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Oetiker's Innovation Score is 49.0/100 (top 15% 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 Oetiker?

Each dot is one of Oetiker’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). Oetiker’s own 17.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Oetiker vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Oetiker's grants concentrate

Oetiker NY, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 95.1% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (9 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Oetiker sits between NetIQ Corporation and Outokumpu Oyj.

Oetiker's three-year grant acceleration

Oetiker NY, Inc. shows 15 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

Netiq

41
Netscout Systems…

41
Nuvolta (Hefei)

41
OL Security Liabi…

41
Oliver Crispin Ro…

41
Omega Ophthalmics

41
Omicron

41
Outokumpu Oyj

41
Oetiker NY ◀

41

What this shows Oetiker holds 41 patents at rank #7,901, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Oetiker

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,901 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Oetiker, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16L (Pipes), Oetiker ranks #39 of 1,907 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

Orthosoft ULC 49 Stoneage, Inc. 49 D. Swarovski KG 49 TCI Co., Ltd. 49

Oetiker's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% of 49,997 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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Oetiker NY, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	4.9%
2018	3	7.3%
2019	2	4.9%
2020	4	9.8%
2021	3	7.3%
2022	3	7.3%
2023	3	7.3%
2024	9	22.0%
2025partial year	12	29.3%

Which technologies does Oetiker NY, Inc. patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 39

F02M - Supplying Combustion Engines IN General With Combustible Mixtures OR Constituents Thereof 4

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 4

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

F16H - Gearing 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

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

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Oetiker NY, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Oetiker NY, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 95.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #7,900 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Oetiker NY, Inc. against NetIQ Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.0/100 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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