USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 244 granted patents across 78 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

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

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244

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.7

Avg claims per patent

+26%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Beckman holds 244 US patents across 78 technology areas, rank #1,684 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,684
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.8/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: +26%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Beckman Coulter, Inc. has been granted 244 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Beckman Coulter, Inc. at rank #1,684 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 78 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a US Corporation, Beckman Coulter, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Beckman sits between Shenzhen University (245 patents, rank #1,680) and Spreadtrum Communications (shanghai) Co., Ltd. (244 patents, rank #1,688) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.8/100 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 136 grants, compared with 108 in the 2015–2019 window, a +26% 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. Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s 14.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 78 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Beckman Coulter, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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245
Telecom Italia S…

245
The Mitre

245
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244
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244
LG Hausys

244
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244
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244
Beckman Coulter ◀

244

What this shows Beckman holds 244 patents at rank #1,684, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Beckman

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,684 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Beckman's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Beckman Coulter, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	22	9.0%
2016	23	9.4%
2017	17	7.0%
2018	22	9.0%
2019	24	9.8%
2020	14	5.7%
2021	18	7.4%
2022	20	8.2%
2023	28	11.5%
2024	36	14.8%
2025	20	8.2%

Which technologies does Beckman Coulter, Inc. patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 169

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 45

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 25

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 23

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 21

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 20

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 19

B04B - CENTRIFUGES 16

G16B - BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 14

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 14

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 13

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 13

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 12

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 11

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 11

Top 15 of 78 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,684

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.8 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 Beckman Coulter, Inc. hold?

Beckman Coulter, Inc. holds 244 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 78 technology areas.

What is Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Beckman Coulter, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 62.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Beckman Coulter, Inc. focus on?

Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 169 patents. The company has filed patents in 78 CPC subclasses total.

Is Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +26% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s patents?

Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s patents average 14.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Beckman Coulter, 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

Beckman's 244 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Beckman ranks #1,684 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N 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.