Where does Wittenstein AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Wittenstein AG ranks #38,337 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 Wittenstein AG hold?

Wittenstein AG holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Wittenstein AG's Innovation Score?

Wittenstein AG has an Innovation Score of 19.5 out of 100 (6th 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 Wittenstein AG focus on?

Wittenstein AG's top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 4 patents, ranking #481 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wittenstein AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Wittenstein AG's recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Wittenstein AG's patents?

Wittenstein AG's patents average 6.1 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 Wittenstein AG 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

Wittenstein AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Wittenstein ranks #38,337 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#38,337
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 6th percentile
by Innovation Score (19.5/100): 6.1
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38337 · Foreign Corporation #38,337 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #38,337/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Winpak Lane
CPC-NARROW F16H · 6 areas
INNOV-LOW 19.5/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Winpak Lane, 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 Wittenstein’s 19.5 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 7.2 pts (37%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (44%) Claim depth 3.7 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Gymworld · near

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Jacuzzi · near

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Imunami Laboratories… · near

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Think Tank Photo · near

20
Wittenstein · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Wittenstein's Innovation Score is 19.5/100 (6th 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 Wittenstein?

Each dot is one of Wittenstein’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). Wittenstein’s own 6.1 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Wittenstein's grants concentrate

Wittenstein AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Wittenstein sits between Winpak Lane, Inc. and Wolfe Electric, Inc..

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What this shows Wittenstein holds 7 patents at rank #38,321, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wittenstein

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,321 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Wittenstein, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16H (Gearing), Wittenstein ranks #481 of 1,603 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (20 here).

Think Tank Photo, Inc. 20 Imunami Laboratories Pte. Ltd. 20 Jacuzzi Inc. 20 Gymworld Inc. 20

Wittenstein's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

20 6th percentile higher than 6% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Wittenstein AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	71.4%
2016	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Wittenstein AG patent most?

F16H - Gearing 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

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

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 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

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

Wittenstein AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Wittenstein AG's lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #38,337 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Wittenstein AG against Winpak Lane, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 19.5/100 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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