Where does VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH ranks #38,150 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 VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH hold?

VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH's Innovation Score?

VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH has an Innovation Score of 26.0 out of 100 (19th 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 VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH focus on?

VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH's top technology area is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating) with 7 patents, ranking #310 of 1,836 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

VAG—ARMATUREN 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 VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH's patents?

VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH's patents average 15.7 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 VAG—ARMATUREN 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

VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 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: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vag—armaturen ranks #38,150 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#38,150
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.0/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38150 · Foreign Corporation #38,150 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #38,150/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH UtopiaCompression
CPC-NARROW F16K · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: UtopiaCompression Corporation (±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 Vag—armaturen’s 26.0 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 7.2 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
VAG—ARMATUREN · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vag—armaturen's Innovation Score is 26.0/100 (19th 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 Vag—armaturen?

Each dot is one of Vag—armaturen’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). Vag—armaturen’s own 15.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Vag—armaturen's grants concentrate

VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Vag—armaturen sits between UtopiaCompression Corporation and Vanner, Inc..

Utopiacompression

7
V- Flex

7
V Juliano Communi…

7
VAF Industries

7
Valbiotis

7
Valinge Photocata…

7
Vanair Manufactur…

7
Vanner

7
VAG—Armaturen ◀

7

What this shows VAG—ARMATUREN holds 7 patents at rank #38,121, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VAG—ARMATUREN

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,121 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16K (Valves)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in VAG—ARMATUREN's primary technology class.

Vag—armaturen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% 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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VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	3	42.9%
2019	2	28.6%

Which technologies does VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH patent most?

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 7

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

E03F - SEWERS; Cesspools 1

F15D - Fluid Dynamics, i.e. Methods OR Means FOR Influencing THE Flow OF Gases OR Liquids 1

Top 7 of 7 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

VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH's lead technology class is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16K
Ranked #38,150 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare VAG—ARMATUREN GMBH against UtopiaCompression Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.0/100 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

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