Where does Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH ranks #22,036 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 Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH hold?

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH's Innovation Score?

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH has an Innovation Score of 35.8 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH's recent grant velocity is -37% 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 Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH's patents?

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH's patents average 18.9 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 Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-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

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH focus on?

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH's top technology area is 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) with 13 patents, ranking #16 of 310 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Wilhelm ranks #22,036 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 6 technology areas.

#22,036
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.8/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: -37%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22036 · Foreign Corporation #22,036 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #22,036/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH West Gen L L C
CPC-NARROW E04G · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -37% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: West Gen Technologies, L.L.C. (±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 Wilhelm’s 35.8 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 9.1 pts (25%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 8.7 pts (24%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Wilhelm Layher… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Wilhelm's Innovation Score is 35.8/100 (top 48% 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 Wilhelm?

Each dot is one of Wilhelm’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). Wilhelm’s own 18.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Wilhelm's grants concentrate

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Wilhelm sits between West Gen Technologies, L.L.C. and Wrinkl, Inc..

Wilhelm's three-year grant acceleration

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH shows 3 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.

West Gen L L C

13
Wheelabrator Group

13
White Knight Flui…

13
Wi-tronix

13
Winstron

13
Worldviz

13
Wouldn't It Be Ni…

13
Wrinkl

13
Wilhelm Layher Ve… ◀

13

What this shows Wilhelm holds 13 patents at rank #22,038, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wilhelm

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,038 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04G (Scaffolding)

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

Wilhelm's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	46.2%
2016	1	7.7%
2019	1	7.7%
2020	1	7.7%
2021	1	7.7%
2023	2	15.4%
2024	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH patent most?

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 13

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 1

E01D - Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges 1

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH's lead technology class is 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), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04G
Ranked #22,036 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH against West Gen Technologies, L.L.C., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.8/100 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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