Where does Volume Graphics GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Volume Graphics GMBH ranks #16,503 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 Volume Graphics GMBH hold?

Volume Graphics GMBH holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Volume Graphics GMBH's Innovation Score?

Volume Graphics GMBH has an Innovation Score of 36.9 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Volume Graphics GMBH focus on?

Volume Graphics GMBH's top technology area is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General) with 15 patents, ranking #884 of 6,389 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Volume Graphics GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Volume Graphics GMBH's recent grant velocity is +1300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Volume Graphics GMBH's patents?

Volume Graphics GMBH's patents average 14.7 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 Volume Graphics 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

Volume Graphics GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Volume ranks #16,503 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 10 technology areas.

#16,503
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.9/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: +1300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16503 · Foreign Corporation #16,503 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,503/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Vatbox
CPC-FOCUS G06T · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +1300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Vatbox, Ltd. (±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 Volume’s 36.9 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 10.2 pts (28%) Velocity 6.7 pts (18%) Breadth 11.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Volume Graphics · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Volume's Innovation Score is 36.9/100 (top 45% 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 Volume?

Each dot is one of Volume’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). Volume’s own 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 16.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Volume's grants concentrate

Volume Graphics GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Volume sits between Vixar, Inc. and ViaLase, Inc..

Volume's three-year grant acceleration

Volume Graphics GMBH shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Vixar

18
VM Products

18
Vocalzoom Systems

18
Voltronic Power T…

18
Vr-edu

18
Vatbox

18
Vedabio

18
Vialase

18
Volume Graphics ◀

18

What this shows Volume holds 18 patents at rank #16,493, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Volume

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,493 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation)

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

Volume's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Volume Graphics GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	5.6%
2020	3	16.7%
2021	4	22.2%
2022	3	16.7%
2023	3	16.7%
2024	1	5.6%
2025partial year	3	16.7%

Which technologies does Volume Graphics GMBH patent most?

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 15

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 7

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H05G - X-ray Technique 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G01T - Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Volume Graphics GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Volume Graphics GMBH's lead technology class is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06T
Ranked #16,503 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Volume Graphics GMBH against Vixar, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.9/100 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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