Where does Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG ranks #37,363 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 Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG hold?

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 38.1 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG focus on?

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG's top technology area is C22C (Alloys) with 4 patents, ranking #336 of 948 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -25% 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 Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG's patents?

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG's patents average 12.6 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 Schmidt + Clemens 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 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: C22C (Alloys).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Schmidt ranks #37,363 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 8 technology areas.

#37,363
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.1/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37363 · Foreign Corporation #37,363 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #37,363/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Scanoptix
CPC-NARROW C22C · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Scanoptix, 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 Schmidt’s 38.1 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 7.2 pts (19%) Velocity 13.3 pts (35%) Breadth 10.0 pts (26%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Schmidt + Clemens + KG · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Schmidt's Innovation Score is 38.1/100 (top 42% 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 Schmidt?

Each dot is one of Schmidt’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). Schmidt’s own 12.6 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Schmidt's grants concentrate

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under C22C (Alloys). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Schmidt sits between Scanoptix, Inc. and SeaLights Technologies Ltd..

Schmidt's three-year grant acceleration

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Scanoptix

7
Schaeffler Elmote…

7
Schechter Tech

7
Scherba Industries

7
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7
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7
Sealights

7
Schmidt + Clemens… ◀

7

What this shows Schmidt holds 7 patents at rank #37,563, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Schmidt

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,563 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C22C (Alloys)

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

Schmidt's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% 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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Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2018	3	42.9%
2020	1	14.3%
2022	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG patent most?

C22C - Alloys 4

F27D - Details OR Accessories OF Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts, IN SO FAR AS They ARE OF Kinds Occurring IN More Than ONE Kind OF Furnace 1

B23D - PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; Like Operations FOR Working Metal BY Removing Material, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B23B - TURNING; Boring 1

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

C10G - Cracking Hydrocarbon OILS; Production OF Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g. BY Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation ; Recovery OF Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, OR GASES; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting OF HYDROCARBONS; Reforming OF NAPHTHA; Mineral Waxes 1

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 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

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG's lead technology class is C22C (Alloys), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C22C
Ranked #37,363 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co. KG against Scanoptix, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.1/100 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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