Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: D05B (Sewing).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Pfaff ranks #32,841 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #32,841
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 20th percentile
- by Innovation Score (26.4/100)
- 6.3
- avg claims per patent
- +600%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R32841 · Foreign Corporation #32,841 · 8 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
- MID-PACK #32,841/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Peopleflo Manufactur…
- CPC-NARROW D05B · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 26.4/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +600% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Peopleflo Manufacturing, Inc. (±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 Pfaff’s 26.4 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 Pfaff
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Pfaff Industriesyste… · this assignee 26
Pfaff Industriesyste… · this assignee
26 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Pfaff's Innovation Score is 26.4/100 (20th percentile 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 Pfaff?
Each dot is one of Pfaff’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). Pfaff’s own 6.3 claims/patent is at or below the 13.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Pfaff's grants concentrate
Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under D05B (Sewing). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Pfaff sits between Peopleflo Manufacturing, Inc. and Phenex Pharmaceuticals AG.
Pfaff's three-year grant acceleration
Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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 Pfaff's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Peopleflo Manufac…
Peopleflo Manufacturing, Inc.
8 patents
- Percko
Percko
8 patents
- Performance Mater…
Performance Materials NA, Inc.
8 patents
- Petroceramics S p…
Petroceramics S.p.A.
8 patents
- Pflitsch & KG
Pflitsch GMBH & Co. KG
8 patents
- Pharmatrophix
Pharmatrophix, Inc.
8 patents
- Phasestor
Phasestor LLC
8 patents
- Phenex Pharmaceut…
Phenex Pharmaceuticals AG
8 patents
- Pfaff Industriesy… ◀
Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH
8 patents
What this shows Pfaff holds 8 patents at rank #32,799, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Pfaff
By rank, the assignees closest to #32,799 in granted patent volume.
- Peopleflo Manufacturing, Inc. #32,795 · 8 patents
- Percko #32,796 · 8 patents
- Performance Materials NA, Inc. #32,797 · 8 patents
- Petroceramics S.p.A. #32,798 · 8 patents
- Pflitsch GMBH & Co. KG #32,800 · 8 patents
- Pharmatrophix, Inc. #32,801 · 8 patents
- Phasestor LLC #32,802 · 8 patents
- Phenex Pharmaceuticals AG #32,803 · 8 patents
Leaders in D05B (Sewing)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Pfaff's primary technology class.
Pfaff's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
26 20th percentile higher than 20% 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 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2021 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 25.0% |
Which technologies does Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH's lead technology class is D05B (Sewing), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D05B
- Ranked #32,841 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH against Peopleflo Manufacturing, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 26.4/100 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.