Where does Renk GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Renk GmbH ranks #12,642 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 Renk GmbH hold?

Renk GmbH holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is Renk GmbH's Innovation Score?

Renk GmbH has an Innovation Score of 43.5 out of 100 (top 28% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Renk GmbH focus on?

Renk GmbH's top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 11 patents, ranking #223 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is Renk GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Renk GmbH's recent grant velocity is +88% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Renk GmbH's patents?

Renk GmbH's patents average 11.1 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 Renk 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

Renk GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 21 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Renk ranks #12,642 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 21 technology areas.

#12,642
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.5/100): 11.1
avg claims per patent: +88%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12642 · Foreign Corporation #12,642 · 24 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,642/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Proteostasis…
CPC-FOCUS F16H · 21 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +88% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Proteostasis Therapeutics, 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 Renk’s 43.5 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 11.1 pts (26%) Velocity 9.5 pts (22%) Breadth 16.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 6.7 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Renk · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Renk's Innovation Score is 43.5/100 (top 28% 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 Renk?

Each dot is one of Renk’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). Renk’s own 11.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Renk's grants concentrate

Renk GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 45.8% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Renk sits between Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. and Rodan & Fields, LLC.

Renk's three-year grant acceleration

Renk GmbH shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Proteostasis Ther…

24
Rachio

24
Rade TecnologÍAS…

24
Raumedic

24
Revance Therapeut…

24
Riverfield

24
RKF Engineering S…

24
Rodan & Fields

24
Renk ◀

24

What this shows Renk holds 24 patents at rank #12,640, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Renk

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,640 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Renk's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 28% higher than 72% 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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Renk GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	4.2%
2016	2	8.3%
2018	3	12.5%
2019	2	8.3%
2020	3	12.5%
2021	2	8.3%
2022	4	16.7%
2023	5	20.8%
2024	1	4.2%
2025partial year	1	4.2%

Which technologies does Renk GmbH patent most?

F16H - Gearing 11

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 8

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 7

F03D - Wind Motors 7

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 6

B63H - Marine Propulsion OR Steering 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 2

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 1

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

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 1

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

Top 15 of 21 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

Renk GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Renk GmbH's lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 45.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #12,642 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Renk GmbH against Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.5/100 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

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.