USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 12 technology areas, active 2016–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B01L (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.7

Avg claims per patent

+50%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sartorius holds 10 US patents across 12 technology areas, rank #27,425 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#27,425
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (47.0/100): 10.7
avg claims per patent: +50%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2016 and 2023, placing Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy at rank #27,425 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 12 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B01L (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE). As a Foreign Corporation, Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sartorius sits between Saphyre, Inc. (10 patents, rank #27,421) and Scorrboard Llc (10 patents, rank #27,429) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 6 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a +50% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy's 10.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 12 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Saphyre

10
Sapient Industries

10
Sapurast Research

10
Sarstedt & KG

10
Sartorius Stedim…

10
Satio

10
Schmidt & Bender…

10
Scorrboard

10
Sartorius Biohit… ◀

10

What this shows Sartorius holds 10 patents at rank #27,425, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sartorius

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,425 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE)

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

Sartorius's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	20.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2022	2	20.0%
2023	4	40.0%

Which technologies does Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy patent most?

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 9

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 3

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 2

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 1

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 1

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 1

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

H10F - INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION 1

H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES 1

G05G - CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY 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

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#27,425

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy hold?

Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy holds 10 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2023, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy's Innovation Score?

Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy has an Innovation Score of 47.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy focus on?

Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy's top technology area is B01L (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE) with 9 patents. The company has filed patents in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy's recent filing velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy's patents?

Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy's patents average 10.7 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy 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.

How to use this portfolio

Sartorius's 10 grants land it in the top 20% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Sartorius ranks #27,425 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B01L - see who else leads that technology area. B01L leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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.