Where does Scanlab GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Scanlab GmbH ranks #30,024 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 Scanlab GmbH hold?

Scanlab GmbH holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Scanlab GmbH's Innovation Score?

Scanlab GmbH has an Innovation Score of 39.2 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Scanlab GmbH's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

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

Scanlab GmbH's patents average 18.8 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 Scanlab 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

Scanlab GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Scanlab GmbH focus on?

Scanlab GmbH's top technology area is 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) with 4 patents, ranking #455 of 1,623 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 8 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Scanlab ranks #30,024 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 8 technology areas.

#30,024
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.2/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30024 · Foreign Corporation #30,024 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,024/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sasib S P A
CPC-NARROW B23K · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sasib S.P.A. (±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 Scanlab’s 39.2 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 8.0 pts (20%) Velocity 10.0 pts (25%) Breadth 10.0 pts (25%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Scanlab · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Scanlab's Innovation Score is 39.2/100 (top 39% 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 Scanlab?

Each dot is one of Scanlab’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). Scanlab’s own 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Scanlab's grants concentrate

Scanlab GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 44.4% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Scanlab sits between Sasib S.P.A. and SD Biosensor, Inc..

Scanlab's three-year grant acceleration

Scanlab GmbH shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Sasib S P A

9
Saverone 2014

9
SB Technology

9
SC2N

9
Schott Gemtron

9
Sciencons AS

9
Scopio Labs

9
SD Biosensor

9
Scanlab ◀

9

What this shows Scanlab holds 9 patents at rank #29,983, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Scanlab

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,983 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23K (Soldering OR Unsoldering)

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

Scanlab's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% 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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Scanlab GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	11.1%
2016	1	11.1%
2018	1	11.1%
2019	1	11.1%
2020	1	11.1%
2022	2	22.2%
2023	1	11.1%
2025partial year	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Scanlab GmbH patent most?

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 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 4

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

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

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

Top 8 of 8 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

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

Scanlab GmbH's lead technology class is 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), 44.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23K
Ranked #30,024 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Scanlab GmbH against Sasib S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.2/100 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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