Where does TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH ranks #17,281 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 TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH hold?

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH's Innovation Score?

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH has an Innovation Score of 37.7 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH focus on?

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH's top technology area is B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces) with 7 patents, ranking #19 of 198 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

Is TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH's recent grant velocity is -55% 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 TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH's patents?

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge 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 TKR Spezialwerkzeuge 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

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 27 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, TKR ranks #17,281 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 27 technology areas.

#17,281
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.7/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: -55%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17281 · Foreign Corporation #17,281 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,281/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH THE Huntington…
CPC-FOCUS B21J · 27 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -55% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: THE Huntington National Bank (±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 TKR’s 37.7 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 10.0 pts (27%) Velocity 0.8 pts (2%) Breadth 18.4 pts (49%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
TKR Spezialwerkzeuge · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows TKR's Innovation Score is 37.7/100 (top 43% 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 TKR?

Each dot is one of TKR’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). TKR’s own 14.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where TKR's grants concentrate

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 41.2% of grants classified under B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, TKR sits between THE Huntington National Bank and Toyo Automation Co., Ltd..

TKR's three-year grant acceleration

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

THE Huntington Na…

17
THE State OF Isra…

17
Tianjin Funayuanc…

17
Tionesta

17
Toby Orthopaedics

17
Tomil s r o

17
Tomtom Telematics…

17
Toyo Automation

17
TKR Spezialwerkze… ◀

17

What this shows TKR holds 17 patents at rank #17,263, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near TKR

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,263 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B21J (Forging)

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

TKR's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

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

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TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	4	23.5%
2018	3	17.6%
2019	4	23.5%
2020	4	23.5%
2023	1	5.9%
2025partial year	1	5.9%

Which technologies does TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH patent most?

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces 7

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 6

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 3

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 2

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 2

B25H - Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 1

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 1

Top 15 of 27 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

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH's lead technology class is B21J (FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces), 41.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B21J
Ranked #17,281 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GMBH against THE Huntington National Bank, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.7/100 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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