Where does Technische Universitat Braunschweig rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Technische Universitat Braunschweig ranks #18,170 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 Technische Universitat Braunschweig hold?

Technische Universitat Braunschweig holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 29 technology areas.

What is Technische Universitat Braunschweig's Innovation Score?

Technische Universitat Braunschweig has an Innovation Score of 42.3 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Technische Universitat Braunschweig's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Technische Universitat Braunschweig's recent grant velocity is -22% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Technische Universitat Braunschweig's patents?

Technische Universitat Braunschweig's patents average 17.7 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 Technische Universitat Braunschweig 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

Technische Universitat Braunschweig

Q: What technology areas does Technische Universitat Braunschweig focus on?

Technische Universitat Braunschweig's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 4 patents, ranking #3,181 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 29 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 29 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Technische ranks #18,170 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 29 technology areas.

#18,170
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.3/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -22%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18170 · Foreign Corporation #18,170 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,170/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Taiwan Shin YEH…
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 29 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -22% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Taiwan Shin YEH Enterprise Co., Ltd. (±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 Technische’s 42.3 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 9.8 pts (23%) Velocity 2.9 pts (7%) Breadth 19.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Technische's Innovation Score is 42.3/100 (top 31% 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 Technische?

Each dot is one of Technische’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). Technische’s own 17.7 claims/patent is at or below the 18.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Technische's grants concentrate

Technische Universitat Braunschweig is a focused PatentsView assignee: 29 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Technische sits between Taiwan Shin YEH Enterprise Co., Ltd. and Tesmec S.P.A..

Technische's three-year grant acceleration

Technische Universitat Braunschweig shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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 Technische holds 16 patents at rank #18,165, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Technische

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,165 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Technische's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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Technische Universitat Braunschweig patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	18.8%
2017	1	6.3%
2018	2	12.5%
2019	3	18.8%
2020	2	12.5%
2021	2	12.5%
2022	1	6.3%
2023	1	6.3%
2024	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Technische Universitat Braunschweig patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 3

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

C07K - Peptides 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

Top 15 of 29 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

Technische Universitat Braunschweig's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Technische Universitat Braunschweig's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #18,170 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Technische Universitat Braunschweig against Taiwan Shin YEH Enterprise Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.3/100 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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