Where does Sumida Components & Modules GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sumida Components & Modules GMBH ranks #19,197 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 Sumida Components & Modules GMBH hold?

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Sumida Components & Modules GMBH's Innovation Score?

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH has an Innovation Score of 35.2 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sumida Components & Modules GMBH focus on?

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH's top technology area is H01F (MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties) with 14 patents, ranking #125 of 1,360 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sumida Components & Modules GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Sumida Components & Modules GMBH's patents?

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH's patents average 14.1 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 Sumida Components & Modules 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

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: H01F (MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sumida ranks #19,197 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 13 technology areas.

#19,197
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.2/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19197 · Foreign Corporation #19,197 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #19,197/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SPX
CPC-FOCUS H01F · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SPX Corporation (±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 Sumida’s 35.2 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 9.6 pts (27%) Velocity 4.4 pts (13%) Breadth 12.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (24%)

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What this shows Sumida's Innovation Score is 35.2/100 (top 50% 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 Sumida?

Each dot is one of Sumida’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). Sumida’s own 14.1 claims/patent is at or below the 14.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Sumida's grants concentrate

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 93.3% of grants classified under H01F (MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Sumida sits between SPX Corporation and Suzhou Centec Communications Co., Ltd..

Sumida's three-year grant acceleration

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

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What this shows Sumida holds 15 patents at rank #19,138, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sumida

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,138 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01F (Magnets)

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

Sumida's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 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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Sumida Components & Modules GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	6.7%
2017	3	20.0%
2019	3	20.0%
2020	3	20.0%
2022	1	6.7%
2023	1	6.7%
2024	2	13.3%
2025partial year	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Sumida Components & Modules GMBH patent most?

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 14

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 2

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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 1

H04B - Transmission 1

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

B28B - Shaping Clay OR Other Ceramic COMPOSITIONS; Shaping SLAG; Shaping Mixtures Containing Cementitious Material, e.g. Plaster 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Sumida Components & Modules GMBH's lead technology class is H01F (MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties), 93.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01F
Ranked #19,197 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sumida Components & Modules GMBH against SPX Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.2/100 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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