Overall rank by patents
#20,233
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: H05K (PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Pfannenberg ranks #20,233 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 10 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20233 · Foreign Corporation #20,233 · 14 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Perfect Mobile Corp. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Pfannenberg · this assignee
37 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Pfannenberg Gmbh stamps GRANTS-MICRO, MID-PACK, PHOTO-FINISH, CPC-FOCUS, INNOV-THIN, CLAIMS-PAR, TYPE-FRNCORP, VEL-DROP, BOOK-FULL. Volume places it #20,233 of 50,000; Innovation Score 36.8/100 sits in the top 45% of the PatentsView-derived corpus. Closest grant-volume peer on this plate is Perfect Mobile Corp. (±0 grants).
Pfannenberg Gmbh has been granted 14 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Pfannenberg Gmbh at #20,233 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 10 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H05K (PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS). As a Foreign Corporation, Pfannenberg Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Pfannenberg sits between Perfect Mobile Corp. (14 patents, rank #20,221) and PICO & TERA Co., Ltd. (14 patents, rank #20,229) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 36.8/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 4 grants, compared with 10 in the 2015–2019 window, a -60% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.
Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Pfannenberg Gmbh's 10.5 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 10 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
PERFECT MOBILE CORP.
14 patents
PERFORMANCE LAB TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
14 patents
PERSONAL GENOMICS, INC.
14 patents
PETUUM, INC.
14 patents
PHADIA AB
14 patents
PHARMATHEN S.A.
14 patents
PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
14 patents
PICO & TERA CO., LTD.
14 patents
PFANNENBERG GMBH
14 patents
What this shows Pfannenberg holds 14 patents at rank #20,225, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,225 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Pfannenberg's primary technology class.
Pfannenberg's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 50,000 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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 | 4 | 28.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 14.3% |
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#20,233
of 50,000 tracked assignees
36.8 out of 100
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