Where does Amcor Flexibles, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Amcor Flexibles, Inc. ranks #34,211 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 Amcor Flexibles, Inc. hold?

Amcor Flexibles, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Amcor Flexibles, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Amcor Flexibles, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.6 out of 100 (21st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Amcor Flexibles, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Amcor Flexibles, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Amcor Flexibles, Inc.'s patents?

Amcor Flexibles, Inc.'s patents average 18.0 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 Amcor Flexibles, 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

Amcor Flexibles, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Amcor Flexibles, Inc. focus on?

Amcor Flexibles, Inc.'s top technology area is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages) with 7 patents. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Amcor ranks #34,211 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#34,211
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.6/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34211 · US Corporation #34,211 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,211/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Altra
CPC-NARROW B65D · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Altra, Inc. (±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
Arrow Fastener · near

27
i-calQ · near

27
Amcor Flexibles · this assignee

27
Shenzhen Smart Pet… · near

27
Syngene International · near

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Amcor's Innovation Score is 26.6/100 (21st 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.

Where Amcor's grants concentrate

Amcor Flexibles, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Amcor sits between Altra, Inc. and American Water Works Company, Inc..

Altra

7
Altus Interventio…

7
Ambaflex Internat…

7
Ambiente E Nutriz…

7
American Ceramic…

7
American Messagin…

7
American Peat Tec…

7
American Water Wo…

7
Amcor Flexibles ◀

7

What this shows Amcor holds 7 patents at rank #34,310, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Amcor

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,310 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

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

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (27 here).

Shenzhen Smart Pet Technology Co., Ltd 27 Arrow Fastener Company, LLC 27 i-calQ, LLC 27 Syngene International Limited 27

Amcor's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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Amcor Flexibles, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2017	2	28.6%
2018	2	28.6%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Amcor Flexibles, Inc. patent most?

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 7

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 3

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

Top 6 of 6 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#34,211

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

26.6 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

Amcor Flexibles, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Amcor Flexibles, Inc.'s lead technology class is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65D
Ranked #34,211 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Amcor Flexibles, Inc. against Altra, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.6/100 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

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