Where does VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG ranks #30,581 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 VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG hold?

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 47.9 out of 100 (top 18% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG focus on?

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG's top technology area is A63G (MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement) with 8 patents, ranking #15 of 109 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is +700% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG's patents?

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG's patents average 15.6 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 VR Coaster GMBH & Co. 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: A63G (MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, VR ranks #30,581 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 9 technology areas.

#30,581
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.9/100): 15.6
avg claims per patent: +700%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30581 · Foreign Corporation #30,581 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,581/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Valentine Research
CPC-NARROW A63G · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +700% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Valentine Research, Inc. (±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 VR’s 47.9 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 8.0 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (42%) Breadth 10.6 pts (22%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
VR Coaster & KG · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows VR's Innovation Score is 47.9/100 (top 18% 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 VR?

Each dot is one of VR’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). VR’s own 15.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where VR's grants concentrate

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 88.9% of grants classified under A63G (MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, VR sits between Voltea B.V. and Vanquish Oncology, Inc..

VR's three-year grant acceleration

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Voltea B V

9
Voodoo SAS France

9
Voronoi

9
Vpix Medical Inco…

9
Valentine Research

9
Valet Living

9
Valve Innovations

9
Vanquish Oncology

9
VR Coaster & KG ◀

9

What this shows VR holds 9 patents at rank #30,516, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VR

By rank, the assignees closest to #30,516 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63G (Merry-go-rounds)

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

VR's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	11.1%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%
2022	3	33.3%
2023	2	22.2%
2024	1	11.1%

Which technologies does VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG patent most?

A63G - MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 4

B63C - Launching, Hauling-out, OR Dry-docking OF VESSELS; Life-saving IN WATER; Equipment FOR Dwelling OR Working Under WATER; Means FOR Salvaging OR Searching FOR Underwater Objects 1

H04B - Transmission 1

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 1

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 1

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 1

Top 9 of 9 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

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG's lead technology class is A63G (MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement), 88.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A63G
Ranked #30,581 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare VR Coaster GMBH & Co. KG against Voltea B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.9/100 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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