Where does Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. ranks #15,051 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 Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. hold?

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co.'s Innovation Score?

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. has an Innovation Score of 43.1 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. focus on?

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co.'s top technology area is E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures) with 11 patents, ranking #21 of 430 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co.'s recent grant velocity is -42% 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 Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co.'s patents?

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co.'s patents average 10.9 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 Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. 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

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Wacker ranks #15,051 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 13 technology areas.

#15,051
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.1/100): 10.9
avg claims per patent: -42%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15051 · Foreign Corporation #15,051 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #15,051/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Wavefront Technology
CPC-FOCUS E02D · 13 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -42% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Wavefront Technology, 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 Wacker’s 43.1 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 10.5 pts (24%) Velocity 13.3 pts (31%) Breadth 12.7 pts (30%) Claim depth 6.5 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Wacker Neuson… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Wacker's Innovation Score is 43.1/100 (top 29% 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 Wacker?

Each dot is one of Wacker’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). Wacker’s own 10.9 claims/patent is at or below the 13.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Wacker's grants concentrate

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 55% of grants classified under E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Wacker sits between W.O.M. World OF Medicine GMBH and Willow Laboratories, Inc..

Wacker's three-year grant acceleration

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

W O M World OF Me…

20
Wavefront Technol…

20
Winix

20
World Trend Enter…

20
Wellis USA

20
Werlatone

20
Willow Garage

20
Willow Laboratori…

20
Wacker Neuson Pro… ◀

20

What this shows Wacker holds 20 patents at rank #15,048, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wacker

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,048 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02D (Foundations)

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

Wacker's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 49,997 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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Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	15.0%
2016	3	15.0%
2017	3	15.0%
2018	1	5.0%
2019	2	10.0%
2020	1	5.0%
2022	2	10.0%
2023	2	10.0%
2024	2	10.0%
2025partial year	1	5.0%

Which technologies does Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. patent most?

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 11

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 9

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 5

B25D - Percussive Tools 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

F16N - Lubricating 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

A01D - HARVESTING; Mowing 1

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 1

E04G - SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; Building Implements OR Aids, OR Their USE; Handling Building Materials ON THE SITE; Repairing, Breaking-up OR Other Work ON Existing Buildings 1

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co.'s lead technology class is E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures), 55% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E02D
Ranked #15,051 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. against W.O.M. World OF Medicine GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.1/100 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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