Where does Schunk Transit Systems GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Schunk Transit Systems GMBH ranks #18,079 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 Schunk Transit Systems GMBH hold?

Schunk Transit Systems GMBH holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2024, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Schunk Transit Systems GMBH's Innovation Score?

Schunk Transit Systems GMBH has an Innovation Score of 38.6 out of 100 (top 40% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Schunk Transit Systems GMBH focus on?

Schunk Transit Systems GMBH's top technology area is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation) with 12 patents, ranking #477 of 2,877 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Schunk Transit Systems GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Schunk Transit Systems GMBH.

What does claim depth mean for Schunk Transit Systems GMBH's patents?

Schunk Transit Systems GMBH's patents average 17.4 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 Schunk Transit Systems 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

Schunk Transit Systems GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2024. 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: Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Schunk ranks #18,079 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 11 technology areas.

#18,079
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.6/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18079 · Foreign Corporation #18,079 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,079/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sauer
CPC-FOCUS Y02T · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2024 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sauer GmbH (±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 Schunk’s 38.6 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 9.8 pts (25%) Velocity 6.7 pts (17%) Breadth 11.7 pts (30%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Schunk Transit Systems · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Schunk's Innovation Score is 38.6/100 (top 40% 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 Schunk?

Each dot is one of Schunk’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). Schunk’s own 17.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Schunk's grants concentrate

Schunk Transit Systems GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, Schunk sits between Sauer GmbH and Secop GMBH.

Schunk's three-year grant acceleration

Schunk Transit Systems GMBH shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Sauer

16
Sauna Works

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Savioke

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School Juridical…

16
Scott & White Hea…

16
Seal-ryt

16
Seca

16
Secop

16
Schunk Transit Sy… ◀

16

What this shows Schunk holds 16 patents at rank #18,068, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Schunk

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,068 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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

Schunk's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2024

Grants by year

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

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Schunk Transit Systems GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	3	18.8%
2021	5	31.3%
2022	4	25.0%
2023	2	12.5%
2024	2	12.5%

Which technologies does Schunk Transit Systems GMBH patent most?

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 12

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 12

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 11

H05F - Static ELECTRICITY; Naturally-occurring Electricity 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

F03D - Wind Motors 1

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

B60M - Power Supply Lines, AND Devices Along Rails, FOR Electrically- Propelled Vehicles 1

B61F - Rail Vehicle Suspensions, e.g. Underframes, Bogies OR Arrangements OF Wheel AXLES; Rail Vehicles FOR USE ON Tracks OF Different WIDTH; Preventing Derailing OF Rail VEHICLES; Wheel Guards, Obstruction Removers OR THE Like FOR Rail Vehicles 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Schunk Transit Systems GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Schunk Transit Systems GMBH's lead technology class is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02T
Ranked #18,079 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Schunk Transit Systems GMBH against Sauer GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.6/100 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

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