USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Archer-daniels-midland Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 177 granted patents across 73 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C07C (ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS).

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

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177

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.4

Avg claims per patent

-52%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Archer-daniels-midland holds 177 US patents across 73 technology areas, rank #2,219 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,219
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.0/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent: -52%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Archer-daniels-midland Company has been granted 177 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Archer-daniels-midland Company at rank #2,219 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 73 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in C07C (ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS). As a US Corporation, Archer-daniels-midland Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Archer-daniels-midland sits between Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. (178 patents, rank #2,215) and SMR Patents S.à.r.l. (177 patents, rank #2,223) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.0/100 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 57 grants, compared with 120 in the 2015–2019 window, a -52% 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. Archer-daniels-midland Company's 13.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 73 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Archer-daniels-midland Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Archer-daniels-midland holds 177 patents at rank #2,219, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Archer-daniels-midland

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,219 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07C (Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Archer-daniels-midland's primary technology class.

Archer-daniels-midland's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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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Archer-daniels-midland Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	20	11.3%
2016	33	18.6%
2017	24	13.6%
2018	27	15.3%
2019	16	9.0%
2020	18	10.2%
2021	12	6.8%
2022	5	2.8%
2023	4	2.3%
2024	12	6.8%
2025	6	3.4%

Which technologies does Archer-daniels-midland Company patent most?

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 67

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 65

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 55

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 33

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 29

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 23

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 22

B01D - SEPARATION 20

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 14

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 13

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 12

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 11

C12Y - ENZYMES 10

C07B - GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR 9

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 9

Top 15 of 73 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,219

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.0 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 Archer-daniels-midland Company hold?

Archer-daniels-midland Company holds 177 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 73 technology areas.

What is Archer-daniels-midland Company's Innovation Score?

Archer-daniels-midland Company has an Innovation Score of 54.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Archer-daniels-midland Company focus on?

Archer-daniels-midland Company's top technology area is C07C (ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS) with 67 patents. The company has filed patents in 73 CPC subclasses total.

Is Archer-daniels-midland Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Archer-daniels-midland Company's recent filing velocity is -52% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Archer-daniels-midland Company's patents?

Archer-daniels-midland Company's patents average 13.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Archer-daniels-midland Company 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

Archer-daniels-midland's 177 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - Archer-daniels-midland ranks #2,219 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C07C - see who else leads that technology area. C07C 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.