Where does Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. ranks #44,035 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 Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. hold?

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.2 out of 100 (40th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. focus on?

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification) with 2 patents, ranking #4,735 of 9,657 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.'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 Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.'s patents average 18.8 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 Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Waukesha ranks #44,035 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 16 technology areas.

#44,035
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.2/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44035 · US Corporation #44,035 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #44,035/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Walter Stauffenberg…
CPC-FOCUS Y10T · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Walter Stauffenberg GMBH & Co. KG (±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 Waukesha’s 32.2 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 (21%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.1 pts (44%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Waukesha Electric… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Waukesha's Innovation Score is 32.2/100 (40th 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 Waukesha?

Each dot is one of Waukesha’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). Waukesha’s own 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Waukesha's grants concentrate

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Waukesha sits between Walter Stauffenberg GMBH & Co. KG and WDI (Xiamen) Technology Inc..

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What this shows Waukesha holds 6 patents at rank #43,994, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Waukesha

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,994 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

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

Waukesha's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	4	66.7%
2017	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. patent most?

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

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

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 1

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

F03D - Wind Motors 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y10T
Ranked #44,035 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. against Walter Stauffenberg GMBH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.2/100 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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