USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

VEGA Grieshaber KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 278 granted patents across 78 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01F (MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME).

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

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278

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.4

Avg claims per patent

+50%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

VEGA holds 278 US patents across 78 technology areas, rank #1,500 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,500
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.6/100): 12.4
avg claims per patent: +50%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

VEGA Grieshaber KG has been granted 278 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing VEGA Grieshaber KG at rank #1,500 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 78 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01F (MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME). As a Foreign Corporation, VEGA Grieshaber KG is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, VEGA sits between Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. (278 patents, rank #1,496) and Triad National Security, Llc (277 patents, rank #1,504) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.6/100 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 167 grants, compared with 111 in the 2015–2019 window, a +50% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. VEGA Grieshaber KG's 12.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 78 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark VEGA Grieshaber KG against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows VEGA holds 278 patents at rank #1,500, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VEGA

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,500 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01F (Measuring Volume)

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

VEGA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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VEGA Grieshaber KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	22	7.9%
2016	13	4.7%
2017	16	5.8%
2018	22	7.9%
2019	38	13.7%
2020	26	9.4%
2021	28	10.1%
2022	20	7.2%
2023	22	7.9%
2024	37	13.3%
2025	34	12.2%

Which technologies does VEGA Grieshaber KG patent most?

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 180

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 98

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 69

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 24

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 24

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE 24

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 23

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 21

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 14

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 13

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 12

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 10

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 10

H04B - TRANSMISSION 10

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 9

Top 15 of 78 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,500

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.6 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 VEGA Grieshaber KG hold?

VEGA Grieshaber KG holds 278 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 78 technology areas.

What is VEGA Grieshaber KG's Innovation Score?

VEGA Grieshaber KG has an Innovation Score of 57.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VEGA Grieshaber KG focus on?

VEGA Grieshaber KG's top technology area is G01F (MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME) with 180 patents. The company has filed patents in 78 CPC subclasses total.

Is VEGA Grieshaber KG's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

VEGA Grieshaber KG's recent filing velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for VEGA Grieshaber KG's patents?

VEGA Grieshaber KG's patents average 12.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the VEGA Grieshaber KG 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

VEGA's 278 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - VEGA ranks #1,500 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01F - see who else leads that technology area. G01F 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.