Where does Alcoa Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Alcoa Inc. ranks #6,413 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 Alcoa Inc. hold?

Alcoa Inc. holds 52 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 51 technology areas.

What is Alcoa Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Alcoa Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.7 out of 100 (top 16% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Alcoa Inc. focus on?

Alcoa Inc.'s top technology area is C22C (Alloys) with 17 patents. Grants appear in 51 CPC subclasses total.

Is Alcoa Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Alcoa Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Alcoa Inc.'s patents?

Alcoa Inc.'s patents average 16.7 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 Alcoa Inc. 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 US Corporation

Alcoa Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 52 granted patents across 51 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: C22C (Alloys).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Alcoa ranks #6,413 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 52 patents across 51 technology areas.

#6,413
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.7/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6413 · US Corporation #6,413 · 52 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 52 grants
UPPER-Q #6,413/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Albert Handtmann…
CPC-WIDE C22C · 51 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Albert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik GMBH & Co. KG (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alcoa · this assignee

49
Bang & Olufsen A/S · near

49
Clarios Advanced… · near

49
Honda Access · near

49
Shenzhen OUR New… · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Alcoa's Innovation Score is 48.7/100 (top 16% 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.

How Alcoa's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Alcoa Inc. received 0 grants versus 52 in 2015–2019 (-100% equal-window velocity, bottom decile growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 26 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 1. Lead class C22C accounts for 32.7% of the portfolio across 51 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Zuora, Inc. (#6,409) and Behr-hella Thermocontrol GMBH (#6,417).

Zuora

53
b box for kids de…

53
irhythm

53
Albert Handtmann…

52
Arcsoft

52
Autolus

52
Barnett Outdoors

52
Behr-hella Thermo…

52
Alcoa ◀

52

What this shows Alcoa holds 52 patents at rank #6,413, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Alcoa

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,413 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C22C (Alloys)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Alcoa, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

Honda Access Corp. 49 Bang & Olufsen A/S 49 Shenzhen OUR New Medical Technologies Development Co., Ltd. 49 Clarios Advanced Solutions GmbH 49

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.7 here).

Penumbra, Inc. 16.7 avg Micro Motion, Inc. 16.7 avg Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 16.7 avg Magnecomp Corporation 16.7 avg

Alcoa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Alcoa Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	26	50.0%
2016	25	48.1%
2017	1	1.9%

Which technologies does Alcoa Inc. patent most?

C22C - Alloys 17

C22F - Changing THE Physical Structure OF Non-ferrous Metals AND Non-ferrous Alloys 15

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 14

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 8

C25C - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic Production, Recovery OR Refining OF METALS; Apparatus Therefor 7

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 5

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces 5

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 4

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 4

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 4

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 4

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 3

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 3

B01D - Separation 3

Top 15 of 51 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,413

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Alcoa Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Alcoa Inc.'s lead technology class is C22C (Alloys), 32.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C22C
Ranked #6,413 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Alcoa Inc. against Zuora, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.7/100 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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