USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Andritz Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 133 granted patents across 88 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: D21C (PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR).

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

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133

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.7

Avg claims per patent

-7%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Andritz holds 133 US patents across 88 technology areas, rank #2,870 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,870
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.9/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: -7%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Andritz Inc. has been granted 133 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Andritz Inc. at rank #2,870 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 88 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in D21C (PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR). As a US Corporation, Andritz Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Andritz sits between Tokyo Visionary Optics Co., Ltd. (134 patents, rank #2,866) and BBY Solutions, Inc. (133 patents, rank #2,874) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.9/100 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 64 grants, compared with 69 in the 2015–2019 window, a -7% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Andritz Inc.'s 16.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 88 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Andritz Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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133

What this shows Andritz holds 133 patents at rank #2,870, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Andritz

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,870 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D21C (Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substan…)

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

Andritz's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Andritz Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	15.8%
2016	15	11.3%
2017	10	7.5%
2018	10	7.5%
2019	13	9.8%
2020	13	9.8%
2021	11	8.3%
2022	11	8.3%
2023	15	11.3%
2024	7	5.3%
2025	7	5.3%

Which technologies does Andritz Inc. patent most?

D21C - PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR 40

D21D - TREATMENT OF THE MATERIALS BEFORE PASSING TO THE PAPER-MAKING MACHINE 35

B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN 20

D21F - PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON 19

B01D - SEPARATION 16

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 11

B30B - PRESSES IN GENERAL 9

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 9

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 9

D21G - CALENDERS; ACCESSORIES FOR PAPER-MAKING MACHINES 9

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 7

D21B - FIBROUS RAW MATERIALS OR THEIR MECHANICAL TREATMENT 7

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 6

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 6

C12M - APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS 6

Top 15 of 88 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,870

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.9 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 Andritz Inc. hold?

Andritz Inc. holds 133 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 88 technology areas.

What is Andritz Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Andritz Inc. has an Innovation Score of 57.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Andritz Inc. focus on?

Andritz Inc.'s top technology area is D21C (PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR) with 40 patents. The company has filed patents in 88 CPC subclasses total.

Is Andritz Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Andritz Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -7% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Andritz Inc.'s patents average 16.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Andritz 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.

How to use this portfolio

Andritz's 133 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Andritz ranks #2,870 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in D21C - see who else leads that technology area. D21C 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.