USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Schwing Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 21 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E04G (SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.4

Avg claims per patent

+167%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Schwing holds 22 US patents across 21 technology areas, rank #13,690 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#13,690
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.6/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: +167%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Schwing Gmbh has been granted 22 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Schwing Gmbh at rank #13,690 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 21 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in E04G (SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS). As a Foreign Corporation, Schwing Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Schwing sits between Studio XID Korea, Inc. (22 patents, rank #13,686) and Serio-us Industries, Inc. (22 patents, rank #13,694) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 41.6/100 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 16 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a +167% 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. Schwing Gmbh's 14.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 21 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Schwing Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Studio XID Korea

22
Sunrise Micro Dev…

22
SUSE

22
Syntel

22
Sciencelogic

22
Scrub Daddy

22
Second Spectrum

22
Serio-us Industri…

22
Schwing ◀

22

What this shows Schwing holds 22 patents at rank #13,690, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Schwing

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,690 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04G (Scaffolding)

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

Schwing's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 33% higher than 67% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Schwing Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	4.5%
2017	1	4.5%
2018	2	9.1%
2019	2	9.1%
2020	2	9.1%
2021	5	22.7%
2022	5	22.7%
2023	1	4.5%
2024	2	9.1%
2025	1	4.5%

Which technologies does Schwing Gmbh patent most?

E04G - SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS 18

B66C - CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES 13

F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

E02F - DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING 3

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 3

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 3

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 2

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 2

B60S - SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 2

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 1

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 1

A63H - TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS 1

G05G - CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY 1

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 1

Top 15 of 21 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#13,690

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

41.6 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 Schwing Gmbh hold?

Schwing Gmbh holds 22 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is Schwing Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Schwing Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 41.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Schwing Gmbh focus on?

Schwing Gmbh's top technology area is E04G (SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS) with 18 patents. The company has filed patents in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is Schwing Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Schwing Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +167% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Schwing Gmbh's patents?

Schwing Gmbh's patents average 14.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Schwing 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.

How to use this portfolio

Schwing's 22 grants land it in the top 33% 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 - Schwing ranks #13,690 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E04G - see who else leads that technology area. E04G 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 · 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.