USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Albany International Corp

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 36 granted patents across 36 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: D21F (PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

21.1

Avg claims per patent

+12%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Albany holds 36 US patents across 36 technology areas, rank #8,739 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#8,739
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.3/100): 21.1
avg claims per patent: +12%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Albany International Corp has been granted 36 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Albany International Corp at rank #8,739 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 36 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in D21F (PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON). As a US Corporation, Albany International Corp is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Albany sits between AQ Corporation (36 patents, rank #8,735) and Amphenol East Asia Electronic Technology (shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (36 patents, rank #8,743) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.3/100 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 19 grants, compared with 17 in the 2015–2019 window, a +12% 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. Albany International Corp's 21.1 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 36 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Albany International Corp against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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36
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36

What this shows Albany holds 36 patents at rank #8,739, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Albany

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,739 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D21F (Paper-making Machines)

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

Albany's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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Albany International Corp patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	8.3%
2016	3	8.3%
2017	2	5.6%
2018	5	13.9%
2019	4	11.1%
2020	9	25.0%
2021	4	11.1%
2022	2	5.6%
2023	3	8.3%
2025	1	2.8%

Which technologies does Albany International Corp patent most?

D21F - PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON 25

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 21

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 14

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 10

D04H - MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL ; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION 9

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 9

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 8

D03D - WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS 7

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 6

A43B - CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR 5

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 4

F16G - BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR 3

D06H - MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS 3

D06N - WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

D01F - CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS 3

Top 15 of 36 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#8,739

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.3 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 Albany International Corp hold?

Albany International Corp holds 36 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 36 technology areas.

What is Albany International Corp's Innovation Score?

Albany International Corp has an Innovation Score of 48.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Albany International Corp focus on?

Albany International Corp's top technology area is D21F (PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON) with 25 patents. The company has filed patents in 36 CPC subclasses total.

Is Albany International Corp's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Albany International Corp's recent filing velocity is +12% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Albany International Corp's patents?

Albany International Corp's patents average 21.1 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Albany International Corp 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

Albany's 36 grants land it in the top 17% 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 - Albany ranks #8,739 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in D21F - see who else leads that technology area. D21F 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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.