USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Trodat Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 14 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B41K (STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

11.1

Avg claims per patent

-19%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Trodat holds 29 US patents across 14 technology areas, rank #10,801 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#10,801
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 53%
by Innovation Score (34.3/100): 11.1
avg claims per patent: -19%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Trodat Gmbh has been granted 29 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Trodat Gmbh at rank #10,801 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 14 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B41K (STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES). As a Foreign Corporation, Trodat Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Trodat sits between The Ridge Wallet Llc (29 patents, rank #10,797) and Universite DE Liege (29 patents, rank #10,805) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 34.3/100 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 13 grants, compared with 16 in the 2015–2019 window, a -19% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Trodat Gmbh's 11.1 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 14 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Trodat Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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29
Trodat ◀

29

What this shows Trodat holds 29 patents at rank #10,801, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Trodat

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,801 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B41K (Stamps)

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

Trodat's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 Top 53% higher than 47% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Trodat Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	10.3%
2016	4	13.8%
2017	2	6.9%
2018	5	17.2%
2019	2	6.9%
2020	3	10.3%
2021	5	17.2%
2022	2	6.9%
2024	2	6.9%
2025	1	3.4%

Which technologies does Trodat Gmbh patent most?

B41K - STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES 21

B41D - APPARATUS FOR THE MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES FOR STEREOTYPE PRINTING; SHAPING ELASTIC OR DEFORMABLE MATERIAL TO FORM PRINTING SURFACES 2

B44B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR TOOLS FOR ARTISTIC WORK, e.g. FOR SCULPTURING, GUILLOCHING, CARVING, BRANDING, INLAYING 2

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 2

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 1

B41C - PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES 1

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 1

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 1

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 1

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

B44C - PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS ; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK ; PAPERHANGING 1

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

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#10,801

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

34.3 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 Trodat Gmbh hold?

Trodat Gmbh holds 29 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Trodat Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Trodat Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 34.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Trodat Gmbh focus on?

Trodat Gmbh's top technology area is B41K (STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES) with 21 patents. The company has filed patents in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Trodat Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Trodat Gmbh's recent filing velocity is -19% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Trodat Gmbh's patents?

Trodat Gmbh's patents average 11.1 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Trodat 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.

How to use this portfolio

Trodat's 29 grants land it in the top 53% 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 - Trodat ranks #10,801 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B41K - see who else leads that technology area. B41K 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 · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.