USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

BALL Horticultural Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 370 granted patents across 12 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A01H (NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES).

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

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370

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

2.7

Avg claims per patent

+6%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

BALL holds 370 US patents across 12 technology areas, rank #1,141 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,141
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.1/100): 2.7
avg claims per patent: +6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

BALL Horticultural Company has been granted 370 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing BALL Horticultural Company at rank #1,141 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 12 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 2.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A01H (NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES). As a US Corporation, BALL Horticultural Company is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, BALL sits between HL Mando Corporation (371 patents, rank #1,137) and Jatco Ltd (370 patents, rank #1,145) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.1/100 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 190 grants, compared with 180 in the 2015–2019 window, a +6% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. BALL Horticultural Company's 2.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 12 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark BALL Horticultural Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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BALL Horticultural ◀

370

What this shows BALL holds 370 patents at rank #1,141, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BALL

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,141 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01H (NEW Plants OR)

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

BALL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% 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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BALL Horticultural Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	40	10.8%
2016	38	10.3%
2017	22	5.9%
2018	31	8.4%
2019	49	13.2%
2020	47	12.7%
2021	50	13.5%
2022	38	10.3%
2023	27	7.3%
2024	19	5.1%
2025	9	2.4%

Which technologies does BALL Horticultural Company patent most?

A01H - NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES 20

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING 6

A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING 6

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 2

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 2

C12Q - MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS ; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES 2

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 2

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 1

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 1

C12Y - ENZYMES 1

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 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,141

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.1 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 BALL Horticultural Company hold?

BALL Horticultural Company holds 370 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is BALL Horticultural Company's Innovation Score?

BALL Horticultural Company has an Innovation Score of 38.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does BALL Horticultural Company focus on?

BALL Horticultural Company's top technology area is A01H (NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES) with 20 patents. The company has filed patents in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is BALL Horticultural Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

BALL Horticultural Company's recent filing velocity is +6% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for BALL Horticultural Company's patents?

BALL Horticultural Company's patents average 2.7 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the BALL Horticultural 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

BALL's 370 grants land it in the top 42% 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 - BALL ranks #1,141 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A01H - see who else leads that technology area. A01H 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.