Where does ZÜND Systemtechnik AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZÜND Systemtechnik AG ranks #38,473 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 ZÜND Systemtechnik AG hold?

ZÜND Systemtechnik AG holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is ZÜND Systemtechnik AG's Innovation Score?

ZÜND Systemtechnik AG has an Innovation Score of 46.3 out of 100 (top 21% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ZÜND Systemtechnik AG focus on?

ZÜND Systemtechnik AG's top technology area is B26D (CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing) with 7 patents, ranking #44 of 595 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is ZÜND Systemtechnik AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for ZÜND Systemtechnik AG.

What does claim depth mean for ZÜND Systemtechnik AG's patents?

ZÜND Systemtechnik AG's patents average 14.1 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 ZÜND Systemtechnik 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

ZÜND Systemtechnik AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: B26D (CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Zünd ranks #38,473 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 9 technology areas.

#38,473
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 21%
by Innovation Score (46.3/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38473 · Foreign Corporation #38,473 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #38,473/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH adidas International…
CPC-NARROW B26D · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: adidas International Marketing B.V. (±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 Zünd’s 46.3 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 7.2 pts (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (43%) Breadth 10.6 pts (23%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ZÜND Systemtechnik · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Zünd's Innovation Score is 46.3/100 (top 21% 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 Zünd?

Each dot is one of Zünd’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). Zünd’s own 14.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Zünd's grants concentrate

ZÜND Systemtechnik AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B26D (CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Zünd sits between Zodiac Data Systems and b-ONE Medical Biotech Corporation.

Zünd's three-year grant acceleration

ZÜND Systemtechnik AG shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Zodiac Data Syste…

7
Zoppas Industries…

7
Zuna

7
Zydex Pty

7
adidas Internatio…

7
ads-tec

7
ancosys

7
b-one Medical Bio…

7
ZÜND Systemtechnik ◀

7

What this shows ZÜND holds 7 patents at rank #38,443, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ZÜND

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,443 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B26D (Cutting)

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

Zünd's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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ZÜND Systemtechnik AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2023	2	28.6%
2024	2	28.6%
2025partial year	1	14.3%

Which technologies does ZÜND Systemtechnik AG patent most?

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 7

B26F - PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; Severing BY Means Other Than Cutting 7

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 2

F16P - Safety Devices IN GENERAL; ; Safety Devices FOR Presses 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

C14B - Mechanical Treatment OR Processing OF Skins, Hides OR Leather IN GENERAL; Pelt-shearing MACHINES; Intestine-splitting Machines 1

D06H - Marking, Inspecting, Seaming OR Severing Textile Materials 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 9 of 9 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

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

ZÜND Systemtechnik AG's lead technology class is B26D (CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B26D
Ranked #38,473 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZÜND Systemtechnik AG against Zodiac Data Systems, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.3/100 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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