PlainPatent
USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Bissell Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 306 granted patents across 34 technology areas, active 2020–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47L (DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL).

Explore the portfolio See the ranking
306
Total patents granted
34
CPC technology areas
14.4
Avg claims per patent
-
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Bissell holds 306 US patents across 34 technology areas, rank #1,368 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,368
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.6/100)
14.4
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Bissell Inc. has been granted 306 US utility patents between 2020 and 2025, placing Bissell Inc. at rank #1,368 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 34 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47L (DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL). As a US Corporation, Bissell Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bissell sits between Southwest Petroleum University (307 patents, rank #1,364) and FMR Llc (306 patents, rank #1,372) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.6/100 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. Historical data spans 2020 through 2025, with 306 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. Bissell Inc.'s 14.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 34 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Bissell Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Bissell's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Bissell holds 306 patents at rank #1,368, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Bissell

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,368 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning)

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

Bissell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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

20406080100 202020212022202320242025 30
USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

View data table
Bissell Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2020 24 7.8%
2021 77 25.2%
2022 39 12.7%
2023 79 25.8%
2024 57 18.6%
2025 30 9.8%

Which technologies does Bissell Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 34 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,368

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.6 out of 100

View all rankings →

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Bissell Inc. hold?
Bissell Inc. holds 306 US granted patents filed between 2020 and 2025, spanning 34 technology areas.
What is Bissell Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Bissell Inc. has an Innovation Score of 60.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Bissell Inc. focus on?
Bissell Inc.'s top technology area is A47L (DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL) with 220 patents. The company has filed patents in 34 CPC subclasses total.
Is Bissell Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Bissell Inc..
What does claim depth mean for Bissell Inc.'s patents?
Bissell Inc.'s patents average 14.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Bissell 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

Bissell's 306 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Bissell ranks #1,368 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A47L - see who else leads that technology area. A47L 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

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.