Where does Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH ranks #44,057 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 Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH hold?

Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH's Innovation Score?

Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH has an Innovation Score of 24.3 out of 100 (14th 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 Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH focus on?

Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 4 patents, ranking #3,181 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH's recent grant velocity is +400% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH's patents?

Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH's patents average 17.5 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 Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH 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

Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Weiss ranks #44,057 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#44,057
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 14th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.3/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: +400%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44057 · Foreign Corporation #44,057 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #44,057/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Weel Autonomy
CPC-NARROW G01N · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +400% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Weel Autonomy 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 Weiss’s 24.3 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 7.1 pts (29%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (43%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Weiss Umwelttechnik · this assignee

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What this shows Weiss's Innovation Score is 24.3/100 (14th 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 Weiss?

Each dot is one of Weiss’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). Weiss’s own 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Weiss's grants concentrate

Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Weiss sits between Weel Autonomy Inc. and White DOG Labs, Inc..

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What this shows Weiss holds 6 patents at rank #44,007, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Weiss

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,007 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Weiss's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 14th percentile higher than 14% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	16.7%
2020	3	50.0%
2021	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 3

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 1

Top 4 of 4 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

Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #44,057 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Weiss Umwelttechnik GMBH against Weel Autonomy Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.3/100 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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