Where does Witte Automotive GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Witte Automotive GmbH ranks #7,217 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 Witte Automotive GmbH hold?

Witte Automotive GmbH holds 46 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 32 technology areas.

What is Witte Automotive GmbH's Innovation Score?

Witte Automotive GmbH has an Innovation Score of 54.0 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Witte Automotive GmbH focus on?

Witte Automotive GmbH's top technology area is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs) with 18 patents, ranking #58 of 815 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 32 CPC subclasses total.

Is Witte Automotive GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Witte Automotive GmbH's recent grant velocity is +314% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Witte Automotive GmbH's patents?

Witte Automotive GmbH's patents average 14.4 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 Witte Automotive 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

Witte Automotive GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 46 granted patents across 32 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Witte ranks #7,217 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 46 patents across 32 technology areas.

#7,217
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.0/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: +314%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7217 · Foreign Corporation #7,217 · 46 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 46 grants
UPPER-Q #7,217/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Vishay Dale
CPC-FOCUS E05B · 32 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +314% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Vishay Dale Electronics, 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 Witte’s 54.0 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 13.3 pts (25%) Velocity 12.1 pts (22%) Breadth 20.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CooperSurgical · near

54
Elisa Oyj · near

54
Sage Products · near

54
Shin-etsu Quartz… · near

54
Witte Automotive · this assignee

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Witte's Innovation Score is 54.0/100 (top 8% 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 Witte?

Each dot is one of Witte’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). Witte’s own 14.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Witte's grants concentrate

Witte Automotive GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 32 CPC subclasses with 39.1% of grants classified under E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, Witte sits between Vishay Dale Electronics, LLC and Yamashita Rubber Co., Ltd..

Witte's three-year grant acceleration

Witte Automotive GmbH shows 20 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Vishay Dale

46
Vision Works IP

46
W M Barr &

46
Windbond

46
Worldwide Creatio…

46
Worldwise

46
Xandr

46
Yamashita Rubber

46
Witte Automotive ◀

46

What this shows Witte holds 46 patents at rank #7,216, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Witte

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,216 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05B (Locks)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Witte, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E05B (Locks), Witte ranks #58 of 815 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Elisa Oyj 54 Shin-etsu Quartz Products Co., Ltd. 54 Sage Products, LLC 54 CooperSurgical, Inc. 54

Witte's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Witte Automotive GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	6.5%
2018	2	4.3%
2019	2	4.3%
2020	4	8.7%
2021	5	10.9%
2022	2	4.3%
2023	8	17.4%
2024	10	21.7%
2025partial year	10	21.7%

Which technologies does Witte Automotive GmbH patent most?

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 18

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 16

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 9

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 4

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

H03K - Pulse Technique 4

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 3

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 3

F16H - Gearing 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

Top 15 of 32 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

Witte Automotive GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Witte Automotive GmbH's lead technology class is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs), 39.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E05B
Ranked #7,217 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Witte Automotive GmbH against Vishay Dale Electronics, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.0/100 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

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.