Where does Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG ranks #18,051 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 Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG hold?

Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 31.7 out of 100 (39th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG focus on?

Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG's top technology area is B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces) with 8 patents, ranking #16 of 198 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -40% 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 Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG's patents?

Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG's patents average 14.7 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Q: How is the Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik 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 PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2022. 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: B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Richard ranks #18,051 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 12 technology areas.

#18,051
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.7/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: -40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18051 · Foreign Corporation #18,051 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,051/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Renesas Design (UK)
CPC-FOCUS B21J · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Renesas Design (UK) Limited (±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 Richard’s 31.7 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 9.8 pts (31%) Velocity 0.8 pts (3%) Breadth 12.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (28%)

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What this shows Richard's Innovation Score is 31.7/100 (39th percentile 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 Richard?

Each dot is one of Richard’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). Richard’s own 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 16.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Richard's grants concentrate

Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Richard sits between Renesas Design (UK) Limited and Rogers Athletic Company, Inc..

Richard's three-year grant acceleration

Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

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Rocket Lab USA

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Rogers Athletic

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What this shows Richard holds 16 patents at rank #18,051, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Richard

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,051 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B21J (Forging)

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

Richard's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	18.8%
2017	4	25.0%
2019	3	18.8%
2020	4	25.0%
2021	1	6.3%
2022	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG patent most?

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces 8

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 6

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 3

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 3

B21K - Making Forged OR Pressed Metal Products, e.g. Horse-shoes, Rivets, Bolts OR Wheels 2

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

B21H - Making Particular Metal Objects BY Rolling, e.g. Screws, Wheels, Rings, Barrels, Balls 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 1

Top 12 of 12 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

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

Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B21J
Ranked #18,051 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG against Renesas Design (UK) Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.7/100 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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