Wahl GMBH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 1 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: B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Wahl ranks #16,506 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 1 technology areas.
- #16,506
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 8th percentile
- by Innovation Score (21.1/100)
- 4.1
- avg claims per patent
- -55%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R16506 · Foreign Corporation #16,506 · 18 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
- MID-PACK #16,506/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Viking Range
- CPC-NARROW B26B · 1 areas
- INNOV-THIN 21.1/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 4.1 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -55% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Viking Range, LLC (±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 Wahl’s 21.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Wahl
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Wahl · this assignee 21
Wahl · this assignee
21 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Wahl's Innovation Score is 21.1/100 (8th 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 Wahl?
Each dot is one of Wahl’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). Wahl’s own 4.1 claims/patent is at or below the 10.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Wahl's grants concentrate
Wahl GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Wahl sits between Viking Range, LLC and Wingcomm Co. Ltd..
Wahl's three-year grant acceleration
Wahl GMBH shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.
Who files at Wahl's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Viking Range
Viking Range, LLC
18 patents
- Virco Mfg
Virco Mfg. Corporation
18 patents
- Vlaamse Instellin…
Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV (VITO)
18 patents
- W C Bradley/Zebco…
W.C. BRADLEY/ZEBCO Holdings, Inc.
18 patents
- Waskey Bridges
Waskey Bridges, Inc.
18 patents
- Whealthfields (HO…
Whealthfields (HONG KONG) Limited
18 patents
- Williams Internat…
Williams International Co., L.L.C.
18 patents
- Wingcomm
Wingcomm Co. Ltd.
18 patents
- Wahl ◀
Wahl GMBH
18 patents
What this shows Wahl holds 18 patents at rank #16,503, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Wahl
By rank, the assignees closest to #16,503 in granted patent volume.
- Viking Range, LLC #16,499 · 18 patents
- Virco Mfg. Corporation #16,500 · 18 patents
- Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV (VITO) #16,501 · 18 patents
- W.C. BRADLEY/ZEBCO Holdings, Inc. #16,502 · 18 patents
- Waskey Bridges, Inc. #16,504 · 18 patents
- Whealthfields (HONG KONG) Limited #16,505 · 18 patents
- Williams International Co., L.L.C. #16,506 · 18 patents
- Wingcomm Co. Ltd. #16,507 · 18 patents
Leaders in B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Wahl's primary technology class.
Wahl's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 11.1% |
| 2016 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 11.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 11.1% |
Which technologies does Wahl GMBH patent most?
Top 1 of 1 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Wahl GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Wahl GMBH's lead technology class is B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B26B
- Ranked #16,506 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Wahl GMBH against Viking Range, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 21.1/100 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.
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.