Where does Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG ranks #44,007 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 Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG hold?

Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 23.7 out of 100 (13th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG'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 Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG's patents?

Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG's patents average 9.7 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 Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & 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

Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

Q: What technology areas does Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG focus on?

Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG's top technology area is H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy) with 6 patents, ranking #755 of 2,332 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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: H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vw-vm ranks #44,007 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 10 technology areas.

#44,007
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.7/100): 9.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44007 · Foreign Corporation #44,007 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #44,007/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Valco Industries
CPC-FOCUS H01M · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Valco Industries, 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 Vw-vm’s 23.7 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 6.7 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (47%) Claim depth 5.8 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Vw-vm's Innovation Score is 23.7/100 (13th 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 Vw-vm?

Each dot is one of Vw-vm’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). Vw-vm’s own 9.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Vw-vm's grants concentrate

Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Vw-vm sits between VSK Electronics NV and Valco Industries, Inc..

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Vuff

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VW Kraftwerk

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VWS (UK)

6
Vysoke Uceni Tech…

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Valgenesis

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Valco Industries

6
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What this shows Vw-vm holds 6 patents at rank #43,914, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vw-vm

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,914 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01M (Processes OR Means)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Vw-vm's primary technology class.

Vw-vm's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

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

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Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	33.3%
2017	3	50.0%
2018	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG patent most?

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 6

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

B05C - Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 4

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 4

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 3

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 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 1

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 1

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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG's lead technology class is H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01M
Ranked #44,007 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vw-vm Forschungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG against VSK Electronics NV, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.7/100 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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