Where does Bissell Homecare, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Bissell Homecare, Inc. ranks #2,078 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Bissell Homecare, Inc. hold?

Bissell Homecare, Inc. holds 190 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 29 technology areas.

What is Bissell Homecare, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Bissell Homecare, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.0 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bissell Homecare, Inc. focus on?

Bissell Homecare, Inc.'s top technology area is A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General) with 132 patents, ranking #12 of 516 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 29 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bissell Homecare, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Bissell Homecare, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -94% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Bissell Homecare, Inc.'s patents?

Bissell Homecare, Inc.'s patents average 13.0 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Bissell Homecare, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Bissell Homecare, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 190 granted patents across 29 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bissell ranks #2,078 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 190 patents across 29 technology areas.

#2,078
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (45.0/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: -94%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2078 · US Corporation #2,078 · 190 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 190 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,078/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AutoStore Technology…
CPC-FOCUS A47L · 29 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -94% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AutoStore Technology AS (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Bissell’s 45.0 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 18.1 pts (40%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 19.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alpha and Omega… · near

45
Shire Human Genetic… · near

45
Bissell Homecare · this assignee

45
Champ Tech Optical… · near

45
Tait Towers… · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Bissell's Innovation Score is 45.0/100 (top 24% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Bissell?

Each dot is one of Bissell’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Bissell’s own 13.0 claims/patent is at or below the 14.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Bissell vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Bissell's grants concentrate

Bissell Homecare, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 29 CPC subclasses with 69.5% of grants classified under A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (43 grants) versus a trough of 11 in 2020. By volume, Bissell sits between Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. and RichWave Technology Corp..

Sanken Electric

191
Stolle Machinery

191
THE Volcano

191
Autostore Technol…

190
Elekta

190
National Central…

190
Ocado Innovation

190
Richwave Technolo…

190
Bissell Homecare ◀

190

What this shows Bissell holds 190 patents at rank #2,078, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bissell

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,078 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Bissell, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning), Bissell ranks #12 of 516 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

Champ Tech Optical (FOSHAN) Corporation 45 Tait Towers Manufacturing, LLC 45 Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (Cayman) Ltd. 45 Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. 45

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.0 here).

The Sherwin-Williams Company 13.0 avg Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. 13.0 avg Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. 13.0 avg Gates Corporation 13.0 avg

Bissell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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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Bissell Homecare, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	29	15.3%
2016	31	16.3%
2017	43	22.6%
2018	43	22.6%
2019	32	16.8%
2020	11	5.8%
2025partial year	1	0.5%

Which technologies does Bissell Homecare, Inc. patent most?

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 132

A46B - Brushes 18

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 8

B01D - Separation 6

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 6

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 5

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 4

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 4

B67C - Cleaning, Filling With Liquids OR Semiliquids, OR Emptying, OF Bottles, Jars, Cans, Casks, Barrels, OR Similar Containers, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Funnels 3

B04C - Apparatus Using Free Vortex Flow, e.g. Cyclones 3

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

A46D - Manufacture OF Brushes 2

Top 15 of 29 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Bissell Homecare, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Bissell Homecare, Inc.'s lead technology class is A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General), 69.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47L
Ranked #2,078 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Bissell Homecare, Inc. against Sanken Electric Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.0/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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 by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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