Where does Precitec GmbH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Precitec GmbH & Co. KG ranks #7,179 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 Precitec GmbH & Co. KG hold?

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG holds 46 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Precitec GmbH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 52.6 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Precitec GmbH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is +158% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Precitec GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 12.2 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 Precitec GmbH & Co. KG 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

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG

Q: What technology areas does Precitec GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam) with 44 patents, ranking #43 of 1,623 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 46 granted patents across 26 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Precitec ranks #7,179 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 46 patents across 26 technology areas.

#7,179
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.6/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: +158%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7179 · Foreign Corporation #7,179 · 46 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 46 grants
UPPER-Q #7,179/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Peri SE
CPC-FOCUS B23K · 26 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +158% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Peri SE (±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 Precitec’s 52.6 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 13.3 pts (25%) Velocity 13.9 pts (26%) Breadth 18.0 pts (34%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Beijing Superstring… · near

53
Hexcel · near

53
Precitec & KG · this assignee

53
ProteinSimple · near

53
Southern Methodist… · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Precitec's Innovation Score is 52.6/100 (top 10% 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 Precitec?

Each dot is one of Precitec’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). Precitec’s own 12.2 claims/patent is at or below the 13.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Precitec's grants concentrate

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 26 CPC subclasses with 95.7% of grants classified under B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (10 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Precitec sits between Peri SE and Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd..

Precitec's three-year grant acceleration

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG shows 23 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Peri SE

46
Phoenix Contact D…

46
Ping Identity

46
Pitney Bowes

46
Pretty Star Store

46
Public University…

46
Pulse Secure

46
Pyeong Hwa Automo…

46
Precitec & KG ◀

46

What this shows Precitec holds 46 patents at rank #7,178, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Precitec

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,178 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23K (Soldering OR Unsoldering)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Precitec, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B23K (Soldering OR Unsoldering), Precitec ranks #43 of 1,623 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Beijing Superstring Academy OF Memory Technology 53 Southern Methodist University 53 Hexcel Corporation 53 ProteinSimple 53

Precitec's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Precitec GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	4.3%
2016	4	8.7%
2017	1	2.2%
2018	2	4.3%
2019	3	6.5%
2020	2	4.3%
2021	6	13.0%
2022	10	21.7%
2023	10	21.7%
2024	3	6.5%
2025partial year	3	6.5%

Which technologies does Precitec GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 44

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 17

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 13

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 6

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 4

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

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

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

B01D - Separation 1

B28B - Shaping Clay OR Other Ceramic COMPOSITIONS; Shaping SLAG; Shaping Mixtures Containing Cementitious Material, e.g. Plaster 1

Top 15 of 26 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

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Precitec GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam), 95.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23K
Ranked #7,179 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Precitec GmbH & Co. KG against Peri SE, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.6/100 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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