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Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 152 granted patents across 33 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04R (LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS).

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152
Total patents granted
33
CPC technology areas
10.5
Avg claims per patent
-43%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sennheiser holds 152 US patents across 33 technology areas, rank #2,567 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,567
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.5/100)
10.5
avg claims per patent
-43%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG has been granted 152 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG at rank #2,567 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 33 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04R (LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS). As a Foreign Corporation, Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sennheiser sits between Nanotek Instruments Group, Llc (152 patents, rank #2,563) and AMS Sensors Singapore PTE. Ltd. (151 patents, rank #2,571) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.5/100 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 55 grants, compared with 97 in the 2015–2019 window, a -43% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG's 10.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 33 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Sennheiser's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Sennheiser holds 152 patents at rank #2,567, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Sennheiser

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,567 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04R (Loudspeakers)

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

Sennheiser's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 18% higher than 82% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 24 15.8%
2016 15 9.9%
2017 19 12.5%
2018 18 11.8%
2019 21 13.8%
2020 15 9.9%
2021 14 9.2%
2022 15 9.9%
2023 8 5.3%
2024 3 2.0%

Which technologies does Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG patent most?

Top 15 of 33 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,567

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.5 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 Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG hold?
Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG holds 152 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 33 technology areas.
What is Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG's Innovation Score?
Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 47.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG focus on?
Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG's top technology area is H04R (LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS) with 95 patents. The company has filed patents in 33 CPC subclasses total.
Is Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG's recent filing velocity is -43% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG's patents?
Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. KG's patents average 10.5 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Sennheiser Electronic 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.

How to use this portfolio

Sennheiser's 152 grants land it in the top 18% 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 - Sennheiser ranks #2,567 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04R - see who else leads that technology area. H04R 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

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.