Where does Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH ranks #10,729 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 Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH hold?

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH's Innovation Score?

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH has an Innovation Score of 40.3 out of 100 (top 36% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH's recent grant velocity is -29% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH's patents?

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH's patents average 12.7 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 Prüftechnik Dieter Busch 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH focus on?

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH's top technology area is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours) with 10 patents, ranking #141 of 2,030 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 27 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: G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Prüftechnik ranks #10,729 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 27 technology areas.

#10,729
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.3/100): 12.7
avg claims per patent: -29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10729 · Foreign Corporation #10,729 · 29 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,729/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Palo Alto Investors
CPC-FOCUS G01B · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -29% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Palo Alto Investors LP (±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 Prüftechnik’s 40.3 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 11.7 pts (29%) Velocity 2.6 pts (6%) Breadth 18.4 pts (46%) Claim depth 7.6 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Intrexon Actobiotics · near

40
APT Advanced… · near

40
Prüftechnik Dieter… · this assignee

40
Samsung Electro-Meha… · near

40
Simplify Medical Pty · near

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Prüftechnik's Innovation Score is 40.3/100 (top 36% 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 Prüftechnik?

Each dot is one of Prüftechnik’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). Prüftechnik’s own 12.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Prüftechnik's grants concentrate

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 34.5% of grants classified under G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Prüftechnik sits between Probiotical S.P.A. and Radiant Innovation Inc..

Prüftechnik's three-year grant acceleration

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

Probiotical S P A

29
Protalus

29
Palo Alto Investo…

29
Phazr

29
Qingdao Haier AIR…

29
Quark Pharmaceuti…

29
Quickstep

29
Radiant Innovation

29
Prüftechnik Diete… ◀

29

What this shows Prüftechnik holds 29 patents at rank #10,728, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Prüftechnik

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,728 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01B (Measuring Length)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Prüftechnik, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01B (Measuring Length), Prüftechnik ranks #141 of 2,030 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Samsung Electro-Mehanics Co., Ltd. 40 Simplify Medical Pty Ltd 40 APT Advanced Polymer Technology Corp. 40 Intrexon Actobiotics N.V. 40

Prüftechnik's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	6.9%
2016	4	13.8%
2017	2	6.9%
2018	3	10.3%
2019	6	20.7%
2020	6	20.7%
2021	1	3.4%
2022	1	3.4%
2023	2	6.9%
2024	2	6.9%

Which technologies does Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH patent most?

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 10

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 5

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

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

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 2

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

Top 15 of 27 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

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH's lead technology class is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours), 34.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01B
Ranked #10,729 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Prüftechnik Dieter Busch GmbH against Probiotical S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.3/100 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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