Where does Thermik Geraetebau GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Thermik Geraetebau GMBH ranks #43,640 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 Thermik Geraetebau GMBH hold?

Thermik Geraetebau GMBH holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Thermik Geraetebau GMBH's Innovation Score?

Thermik Geraetebau GMBH has an Innovation Score of 24.8 out of 100 (16th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Thermik Geraetebau GMBH focus on?

Thermik Geraetebau GMBH's top technology area is H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices) with 6 patents, ranking #203 of 1,006 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Thermik Geraetebau GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Thermik Geraetebau GMBH's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Thermik Geraetebau GMBH's patents?

Thermik Geraetebau GMBH's patents average 21.8 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 Thermik Geraetebau 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

Thermik Geraetebau GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Thermik ranks #43,640 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.

#43,640
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 16th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.8/100): 21.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43640 · Foreign Corporation #43,640 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,640/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH THE Viki Group
CPC-NARROW H01H · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: THE Viki Group, LLC (±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 Thermik’s 24.8 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 (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 5.0 pts (20%) Claim depth 13.1 pts (53%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Thermik Geraetebau · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Thermik's Innovation Score is 24.8/100 (16th 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 Thermik?

Each dot is one of Thermik’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). Thermik’s own 21.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Thermik's grants concentrate

Thermik Geraetebau GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Thermik sits between THE Viki Group, LLC and Thiik LLC.

THE Viki Group

6
THE Young Enginee…

6
Theracos SUB

6
Theravalues

6
Thermo CRS

6
Thermodyn

6
Thermographic Mea…

6
Thiik

6
Thermik Geraetebau ◀

6

What this shows Thermik holds 6 patents at rank #43,540, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Thermik

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,540 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01H (Electric Switches)

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

Thermik's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

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

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Thermik Geraetebau GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2017	3	50.0%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Thermik Geraetebau GMBH patent most?

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 6

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 2

Top 2 of 2 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

Thermik Geraetebau GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Thermik Geraetebau GMBH's lead technology class is H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01H
Ranked #43,640 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Thermik Geraetebau GMBH against THE Viki Group, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.8/100 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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