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A. O. Smith Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 99 granted patents across 45 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F24H (FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL).

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99
Total patents granted
45
CPC technology areas
14.9
Avg claims per patent
+36%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

A. holds 99 US patents across 45 technology areas, rank #3,670 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,670
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.0/100)
14.9
avg claims per patent
+36%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

A. O. Smith Corporation has been granted 99 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing A. O. Smith Corporation at rank #3,670 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 45 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in F24H (FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL). As a US Corporation, A. O. Smith Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, A. sits between Research Institute At Nationwide Children's Hospital (100 patents, rank #3,666) and Borgwarner Ludwigsburg Gmbh (99 patents, rank #3,674) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 57 grants, compared with 42 in the 2015–2019 window, a +36% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. A. O. Smith Corporation's 14.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 45 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark A. O. Smith Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at A's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows A. holds 99 patents at rank #3,670, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near A

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,670 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F24H (Fluid Heaters)

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

A.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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A. O. Smith Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 4 4.0%
2016 13 13.1%
2017 6 6.1%
2018 6 6.1%
2019 13 13.1%
2020 16 16.2%
2021 8 8.1%
2022 7 7.1%
2023 10 10.1%
2024 13 13.1%
2025 3 3.0%

Which technologies does A. O. Smith Corporation patent most?

Top 15 of 45 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,670

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does A. O. Smith Corporation hold?
A. O. Smith Corporation holds 99 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 45 technology areas.
What is A. O. Smith Corporation's Innovation Score?
A. O. Smith Corporation has an Innovation Score of 54.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does A. O. Smith Corporation focus on?
A. O. Smith Corporation's top technology area is F24H (FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL) with 63 patents. The company has filed patents in 45 CPC subclasses total.
Is A. O. Smith Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
A. O. Smith Corporation's recent filing velocity is +36% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for A. O. Smith Corporation's patents?
A. O. Smith Corporation's patents average 14.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the A. O. Smith Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

A.'s 99 grants land it in the top 8% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - A. ranks #3,670 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in F24H - see who else leads that technology area. F24H leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.