Where does WMF GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), WMF GmbH ranks #19,354 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 WMF GmbH hold?

WMF GmbH holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is WMF GmbH's Innovation Score?

WMF GmbH has an Innovation Score of 43.4 out of 100 (top 28% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does WMF GmbH focus on?

WMF GmbH's top technology area is A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages) with 15 patents, ranking #68 of 793 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is WMF GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

WMF GmbH's recent grant velocity is +125% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for WMF GmbH's patents?

WMF GmbH's patents average 14.8 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 WMF 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

WMF GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 7 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: A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, WMF ranks #19,354 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 7 technology areas.

#19,354
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.4/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: +125%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19354 · Foreign Corporation #19,354 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #19,354/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Votiro Cybersec
CPC-NARROW A47J · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +125% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Votiro Cybersec Ltd. (±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 WMF’s 43.4 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 9.6 pts (22%) Velocity 15.6 pts (36%) Breadth 9.4 pts (22%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
WMF · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows WMF's Innovation Score is 43.4/100 (top 28% 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 WMF?

Each dot is one of WMF’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). WMF’s own 14.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where WMF's grants concentrate

WMF GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, WMF sits between Votiro Cybersec Ltd. and Westblock Systems, Inc..

WMF's three-year grant acceleration

WMF GmbH shows 7 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.

Votiro Cybersec

15
Wanhua Chemical (…

15
Welead Infrastruc…

15
Wenzhou Medical U…

15
Wacker Nueson Pro…

15
Warren Environmen…

15
West Virginia Uni…

15
Westblock Systems

15
WMF ◀

15

What this shows WMF holds 15 patents at rank #19,337, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near WMF

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,337 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47J (Kitchen Equipment)

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

WMF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 28% higher than 72% 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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WMF GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	6.7%
2017	1	6.7%
2018	1	6.7%
2019	1	6.7%
2020	1	6.7%
2021	1	6.7%
2022	2	13.3%
2023	3	20.0%
2024	2	13.3%
2025partial year	2	13.3%

Which technologies does WMF GmbH patent most?

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 15

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

A23F - COFFEE; TEA; Their SUBSTITUTES; Manufacture, Preparation, OR Infusion Thereof 2

A23P - Shaping OR Working OF Foodstuffs, NOT Fully Covered BY A Single Other Subclass 1

B01D - Separation 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

WMF GmbH's lead technology class is A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47J
Ranked #19,354 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare WMF GmbH against Votiro Cybersec Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.4/100 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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