Where does Ruhrpumpen GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ruhrpumpen GmbH ranks #37,290 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 Ruhrpumpen GmbH hold?

Ruhrpumpen GmbH holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Ruhrpumpen GmbH's Innovation Score?

Ruhrpumpen GmbH has an Innovation Score of 26.6 out of 100 (21st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Ruhrpumpen GmbH's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Ruhrpumpen GmbH's patents?

Ruhrpumpen GmbH's patents average 12.9 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 Ruhrpumpen 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

Ruhrpumpen GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Ruhrpumpen GmbH focus on?

Ruhrpumpen GmbH's top technology area is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ruhrpumpen ranks #37,290 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 11 technology areas.

#37,290
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.6/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37290 · Foreign Corporation #37,290 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #37,290/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Rotex Automation
CPC-FOCUS Y10T · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Rotex Automation 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ruhrpumpen · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ruhrpumpen's Innovation Score is 26.6/100 (21st 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.

Where Ruhrpumpen's grants concentrate

Ruhrpumpen GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Ruhrpumpen sits between Rotex Automation Limited and S&W Seed Company.

Rotex Automation

7
Rotonix Hong Kong

7
Rovner Products I…

7
Royal Holloway Un…

7
Running Tide

7
Rutgers the State…

7
Rxomeg Therapeuti…

7
S&W Seed

7
Ruhrpumpen ◀

7

What this shows Ruhrpumpen holds 7 patents at rank #37,269, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ruhrpumpen

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,269 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

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

Ruhrpumpen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Ruhrpumpen GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	42.9%
2016	2	28.6%
2017	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Ruhrpumpen GmbH patent most?

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 4

C10B - Destructive Distillation OF Carbonaceous Materials FOR Production OF GAS, Coke, TAR, OR Similar Materials 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

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

F01D - Non-positive Displacement Machines OR Engines, e.g. Steam Turbines 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#37,290

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

26.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Ruhrpumpen GmbH's lead technology class is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y10T
Ranked #37,290 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ruhrpumpen GmbH against Rotex Automation Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.6/100 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

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.