USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2017–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B08B (CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.4

Avg claims per patent

+167%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

SUSS holds 11 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #25,204 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#25,204
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 59%
by Innovation Score (32.5/100): 19.4
avg claims per patent: +167%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co has been granted 11 US utility patents between 2017 and 2022, placing SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co at rank #25,204 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B08B (CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL). As a Foreign Corporation, SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SUSS sits between Sunwave Communications Co., Ltd. (11 patents, rank #25,200) and Suzhou Pengxu Pharmatech Co. Ltd. (11 patents, rank #25,208) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 32.5/100 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 8 grants, compared with 3 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. SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co's 19.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows SUSS holds 11 patents at rank #25,204, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

SUSS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 Top 59% higher than 41% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	9.1%
2019	2	18.2%
2020	3	27.3%
2021	3	27.3%
2022	2	18.2%

Which technologies does SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co patent most?

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 10

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 9

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 7

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 2

B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 1

C11D - DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL 1

H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE ; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS 1

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 1

B24C - ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#25,204

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

32.5 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 SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co hold?

SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co holds 11 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2022, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co's Innovation Score?

SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co has an Innovation Score of 32.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co focus on?

SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co's top technology area is B08B (CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL) with 10 patents. The company has filed patents in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co's recent filing velocity is +167% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co's patents?

SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co's patents average 19.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the SUSS Microtec Photomask Equipment Gmbh & Co 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

SUSS's 11 grants land it in the top 59% 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 - SUSS ranks #25,204 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B08B - see who else leads that technology area. B08B 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

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