Where does Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG ranks #43,330 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 Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG hold?

Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2023, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 29.7 out of 100 (32nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG.

What does claim depth mean for Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG's patents?

Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG's patents average 9.5 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 Steute Technologies 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

Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG

Q: What technology areas does Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG focus on?

Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG's top technology area is G01P (Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement) with 3 patents, ranking #139 of 706 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2023. 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: G01P (Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Steute ranks #43,330 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 9 technology areas.

#43,330
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 32nd percentile
by Innovation Score (29.7/100): 9.5
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43330 · Foreign Corporation #43,330 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,330/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Stella Lighting
CPC-NARROW G01P · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2023 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Stella Lighting 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 Steute’s 29.7 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 (23%) Velocity 6.7 pts (23%) Breadth 10.6 pts (36%) Claim depth 5.7 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Steute & KG · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Steute's Innovation Score is 29.7/100 (32nd 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 Steute?

Each dot is one of Steute’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). Steute’s own 9.5 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.

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

Where Steute's grants concentrate

Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G01P (Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Steute sits between Stella Lighting Inc. and Stilla Technologies.

Steute's three-year grant acceleration

Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Stella Lighting

6
Step Energy Servi…

6
Stereology Resour…

6
Sterling Shelf Li…

6
Stewart Superabso…

6
Stichting I-F Pro…

6
Sticnstac

6
Stilla

6
Steute & KG ◀

6

What this shows Steute holds 6 patents at rank #43,000, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Steute

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,000 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01P (Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed)

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

Steute's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2023

Grants by year

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

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Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	16.7%
2021	2	33.3%
2022	2	33.3%
2023	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG patent most?

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 3

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

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

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 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG's lead technology class is G01P (Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01P
Ranked #43,330 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Steute Technologies GMBH & Co. KG against Stella Lighting Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.7/100 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

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