Where does Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH ranks #42,518 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 Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH hold?

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2024, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH's Innovation Score?

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH has an Innovation Score of 39.7 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH's recent grant velocity is +400% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH's patents?

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH's patents average 14.2 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH focus on?

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 4 patents, ranking #3,181 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems 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 PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2024. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Qiagen ranks #42,518 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 10 technology areas.

#42,518
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.7/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: +400%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42518 · Foreign Corporation #42,518 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,518/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Qatar University…
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +400% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Qatar University Qstp-b (±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 Qiagen’s 39.7 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 6.7 pts (17%) Velocity 13.3 pts (34%) Breadth 11.2 pts (28%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Qiagen's Innovation Score is 39.7/100 (top 37% 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 Qiagen?

Each dot is one of Qiagen’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). Qiagen’s own 14.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Qiagen's grants concentrate

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Qiagen sits between Qatar University Qstp-b and Qiduo E-commerce (ZHEJIANG) Co., Ltd..

Qiagen's three-year grant acceleration

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Qatar University…

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Qiagen Manchester

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What this shows Qiagen holds 6 patents at rank #42,488, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Qiagen

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,488 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Qiagen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2024

Grants by year

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

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Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%
2024	4	66.7%

Which technologies does Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 3

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

B26F - PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; Severing BY Means Other Than Cutting 1

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 1

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #42,518 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems GMBH against Qatar University Qstp-b, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.7/100 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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