Where does Schottel GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Schottel GMBH ranks #42,832 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 Schottel GMBH hold?

Schottel GMBH holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Schottel GMBH's Innovation Score?

Schottel GMBH has an Innovation Score of 30.7 out of 100 (35th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Schottel GMBH focus on?

Schottel GMBH's top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 5 patents, ranking #431 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Schottel GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Schottel GMBH's recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Schottel GMBH's patents?

Schottel GMBH's patents average 12.2 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 Schottel 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

Schottel GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Schottel ranks #42,832 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#42,832
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.7/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42832 · Foreign Corporation #42,832 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,832/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sbyke USA
CPC-NARROW F16H · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sbyke USA LLC (±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 Schottel’s 30.7 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 (22%) Velocity 6.7 pts (22%) Breadth 10.0 pts (33%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Schottel · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Schottel's Innovation Score is 30.7/100 (35th 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Schottel?

Each dot is one of Schottel’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). Schottel’s own 12.2 claims/patent is at or below the 14.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Schottel's grants concentrate

Schottel GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Schottel sits between Sbyke USA LLC and Science Research Laboratory, Inc..

Schottel's three-year grant acceleration

Schottel GMBH shows 1 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.

Sbyke USA

6
Sceye

6
Schneller

6
School Judicial P…

6
SCI Pharmtech

6
Science AND Innov…

6
Science Cadets

6
Science Research…

6
Schottel ◀

6

What this shows Schottel holds 6 patents at rank #42,761, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Schottel

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,761 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Schottel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 35th percentile higher than 35% 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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Schottel GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	50.0%
2016	2	33.3%
2024	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Schottel GMBH patent most?

F16H - Gearing 5

B23F - Making Gears OR Toothed Racks 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

B63H - Marine Propulsion OR Steering 3

B63J - Auxiliaries ON Vessels 1

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

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

Schottel GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Schottel GMBH's lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #42,832 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Schottel GMBH against Sbyke USA LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.7/100 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.