USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Ansell Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 63 granted patents across 35 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A41D (OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.2

Avg claims per patent

-38%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Ansell holds 63 US patents across 35 technology areas, rank #5,427 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#5,427
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.4/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: -38%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Ansell Limited has been granted 63 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Ansell Limited at rank #5,427 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 35 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A41D (OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES). As a Foreign Corporation, Ansell Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ansell sits between Abbvie Biotechnology Ltd. (63 patents, rank #5,423) and Clearpath Robotics Inc. (63 patents, rank #5,431) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.4/100 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 24 grants, compared with 39 in the 2015–2019 window, a -38% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Ansell Limited's 13.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 35 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Ansell Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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63

What this shows Ansell holds 63 patents at rank #5,427, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ansell

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,427 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A41D (Outerwear)

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

Ansell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% 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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Ansell Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	11.1%
2016	5	7.9%
2017	9	14.3%
2018	9	14.3%
2019	9	14.3%
2020	5	7.9%
2021	5	7.9%
2022	3	4.8%
2023	4	6.3%
2024	5	7.9%
2025	2	3.2%

Which technologies does Ansell Limited patent most?

A41D - OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES 40

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 10

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

D04B - KNITTING 9

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 8

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 7

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 7

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 7

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 6

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 6

A62B - DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING 5

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 4

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 4

D06M - TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS 3

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 3

Top 15 of 35 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,427

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.4 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 Ansell Limited hold?

Ansell Limited holds 63 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 35 technology areas.

What is Ansell Limited's Innovation Score?

Ansell Limited has an Innovation Score of 47.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ansell Limited focus on?

Ansell Limited's top technology area is A41D (OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES) with 40 patents. The company has filed patents in 35 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ansell Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Ansell Limited's recent filing velocity is -38% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Ansell Limited's patents?

Ansell Limited's patents average 13.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Ansell Limited 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

Ansell's 63 grants land it in the top 19% 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 - Ansell ranks #5,427 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A41D - see who else leads that technology area. A41D 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.