Where does Robert Bürkle GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Robert Bürkle GmbH ranks #42,703 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 Robert Bürkle GmbH hold?

Robert Bürkle GmbH holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Robert Bürkle GmbH's Innovation Score?

Robert Bürkle GmbH has an Innovation Score of 49.8 out of 100 (top 14% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Robert Bürkle GmbH focus on?

Robert Bürkle GmbH's top technology area is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles) with 2 patents, ranking #557 of 1,384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Robert Bürkle GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Robert Bürkle GmbH's recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Robert Bürkle GmbH's patents?

Robert Bürkle GmbH's patents average 20.8 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 Robert Bürkle 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

Robert Bürkle GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 9 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: B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Robert ranks #42,703 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 9 technology areas.

#42,703
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.8/100): 20.8
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42703 · Foreign Corporation #42,703 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,703/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Risi Stone
CPC-NARROW B05B · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Risi Stone 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 Robert’s 49.8 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 (13%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 10.6 pts (21%) Claim depth 12.5 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Robert Bürkle · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Robert's Innovation Score is 49.8/100 (top 14% 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 Robert?

Each dot is one of Robert’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). Robert’s own 20.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Robert's grants concentrate

Robert Bürkle GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Robert sits between Risi Stone Inc. and Robust AI, Inc..

Robert's three-year grant acceleration

Robert Bürkle GmbH shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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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What this shows Robert holds 6 patents at rank #42,693, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Robert

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,693 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

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

Robert's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% 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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Robert Bürkle GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%
2024	3	50.0%

Which technologies does Robert Bürkle GmbH patent most?

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 2

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

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

D21F - Paper-making MACHINES; Methods OF Producing Paper Thereon 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

Top 9 of 9 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

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

Robert Bürkle GmbH's lead technology class is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05B
Ranked #42,703 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Robert Bürkle GmbH against Risi Stone Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.8/100 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.