Where does VDM Metals International GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), VDM Metals International GmbH ranks #14,369 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 VDM Metals International GmbH hold?

VDM Metals International GmbH holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is VDM Metals International GmbH's Innovation Score?

VDM Metals International GmbH has an Innovation Score of 38.6 out of 100 (top 40% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VDM Metals International GmbH focus on?

VDM Metals International GmbH's top technology area is C22C (Alloys) with 21 patents, ranking #83 of 948 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is VDM Metals International GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

VDM Metals International GmbH's recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for VDM Metals International GmbH's patents?

VDM Metals International GmbH's patents average 13.1 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 VDM Metals International 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

VDM Metals International GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: C22C (Alloys).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, VDM ranks #14,369 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 18 technology areas.

#14,369
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.6/100): 13.1
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14369 · Foreign Corporation #14,369 · 21 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,369/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Università Degli…
CPC-FOCUS C22C · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Università Degli Studi Di Genova (±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 VDM’s 38.6 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 10.7 pts (28%) Velocity 5.0 pts (13%) Breadth 15.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (20%)

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What this shows VDM's Innovation Score is 38.6/100 (top 40% 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 VDM?

Each dot is one of VDM’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). VDM’s own 13.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where VDM's grants concentrate

VDM Metals International GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C22C (Alloys). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, VDM sits between Università Degli Studi Di Genova and Valeo Autosystemy Sp. z o.o..

VDM's three-year grant acceleration

VDM Metals International GmbH shows 6 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.

Università Degli…

21
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21
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21
Veloxis Pharmaceu…

21
Vibram S P A

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VSL International

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21
VDM Metals Intern… ◀

21

What this shows VDM holds 21 patents at rank #14,366, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VDM

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,366 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C22C (Alloys)

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

VDM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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VDM Metals International GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	4.8%
2017	2	9.5%
2018	1	4.8%
2019	2	9.5%
2020	1	4.8%
2021	5	23.8%
2022	3	14.3%
2023	2	9.5%
2024	1	4.8%
2025partial year	3	14.3%

Which technologies does VDM Metals International GmbH patent most?

C22C - Alloys 21

C22F - Changing THE Physical Structure OF Non-ferrous Metals AND Non-ferrous Alloys 14

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 7

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 6

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 6

C21D - Modifying THE Physical Structure OF Ferrous METALS; General Devices FOR Heat Treatment OF Ferrous OR Non-ferrous Metals OR ALLOYS; Making Metal Malleable, e.g. BY Decarburisation OR Tempering 3

C22B - Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials 3

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

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

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

Top 15 of 18 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

VDM Metals International GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

VDM Metals International GmbH's lead technology class is C22C (Alloys), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C22C
Ranked #14,369 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare VDM Metals International GmbH against Università Degli Studi Di Genova, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.6/100 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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