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Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung

Q: Where does Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung ranks #33,978 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung 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 PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2022. 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: H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Zentrum ranks #33,978 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 18 technology areas.

#33,978
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.3/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33978 · Foreign Corporation #33,978 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,978/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Yukon Medical
CPC-FOCUS H01M · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Yukon Medical, 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 Zentrum’s 33.3 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 7.6 pts (23%) Velocity 1.7 pts (5%) Breadth 15.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Zentrum's Innovation Score is 33.3/100 (44th 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 Zentrum?

Each dot is one of Zentrum’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). Zentrum’s own 15.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Zentrum's grants concentrate

Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Zentrum sits between Yukon Medical, LLC and Zhaoqing Heng YI Industrial Company Limited.

Zentrum's three-year grant acceleration

Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

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What this shows Zentrum holds 8 patents at rank #33,956, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Zentrum

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,956 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01M (Processes OR Means)

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

Zentrum's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

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

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Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	12.5%
2018	2	25.0%
2020	2	25.0%
2021	2	25.0%
2022	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung patent most?

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 7

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 5

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 2

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 2

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 1

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

C05F - Organic Fertilisers NOT Covered BY Subclasses C05b, C05c, e.g. Fertilisers From Waste OR Refuse 1

C05D - Inorganic Fertilisers NOT Covered BY Subclasses C05b, C05C; Fertilisers Producing Carbon Dioxide 1

Top 15 of 18 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung's lead technology class is H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy), 87.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01M
Ranked #33,978 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Zentrum FÜR Sonnenenergie- UND Wasserstoff-forschung BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG GEMEINNÜTZIGE Stiftung against Yukon Medical, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.3/100 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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