Where does Black & Decker Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Black & Decker Inc. ranks #328 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 Black & Decker Inc. hold?

Black & Decker Inc. holds 1,312 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 152 technology areas.

What is Black & Decker Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Black & Decker Inc. has an Innovation Score of 62.2 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Black & Decker Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Black & Decker Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +16% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Black & Decker Inc.'s patents?

Black & Decker Inc.'s patents average 12.1 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 Black & Decker 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

Black & Decker Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Black & Decker Inc. focus on?

Black & Decker Inc.'s top technology area is B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 396 patents, ranking #3 of 229 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 152 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,312 granted patents across 152 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: B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Black ranks #328 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 1,312 patents across 152 technology areas.

#328
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.2/100): 12.1
avg claims per patent: +16%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R328 · US Corporation #328 · 1,312 grants

GRANTS-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-LARGE 1.3K grants
TOP-DECILE #328/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Yamaha Hatsudoki
CPC-WIDE B25F · 152 areas
INNOV-STRONG 62.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +16% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha (±2 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 Black’s 62.2 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 24.8 pts (40%) Velocity 5.1 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Brigham Young… · near

62
Airbus (S ) · near

62
Black & Decker · this assignee

62
Alcatel Lucent · near

62
US Synthetic · near

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Black's Innovation Score is 62.2/100 (top 2% 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 Black?

Each dot is one of Black’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). Black’s own 12.1 claims/patent is at or below the 14.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Black's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Black & Decker Inc. received 661 grants versus 570 in 2015–2019 (+16% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 163 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 90. Lead class B25F accounts for 30.2% of the portfolio across 152 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (#324) and Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. (#332).

Black's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Black & Decker Inc. moved from 466 to 358 grants (0.77x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,942. See the growth leaderboard.

Avago General IP…

1,321
Otis Elevator

1,319
Salesforce

1,318
Aristocrat Austra…

1,316
Black & Decker ◀

1,312
Yamaha Hatsudoki

1,310
The Goodyear Tire…

1,309
Komatsu

1,303
Biosense Webster…

1,301

What this shows Black holds 1,312 patents at rank #328, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Black

By rank, the assignees closest to #328 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Black, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools), Black ranks #3 of 229 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

Airbus (S.A.S.) 62 Alcatel Lucent 62 US Synthetic Corporation 62 Brigham Young University 62

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.1 here).

Japan Science and Technology Agency 12.1 avg Fuji Seal International, Inc. 12.1 avg Gamblit Gaming, LLC 12.2 avg General Mills, Inc. 12.1 avg

Black's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 2% higher than 98% of 49,997 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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Black & Decker Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	98	7.5%
2016	98	7.5%
2017	93	7.1%
2018	118	9.0%
2019	163	12.4%
2020	158	12.0%
2021	145	11.1%
2022	119	9.1%
2023	90	6.9%
2024	149	11.4%
2025partial year	81	6.2%

Which technologies does Black & Decker Inc. patent most?

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 396

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 162

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 150

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 135

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 128

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 127

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 121

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 119

B23D - PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; Like Operations FOR Working Metal BY Removing Material, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 110

B23B - TURNING; Boring 103

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 94

B25D - Percussive Tools 78

B25C - Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools 77

B27B - Saws FOR Wood OR Similar MATERIAL; Components OR Accessories Therefor 62

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 53

Top 15 of 152 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

Black & Decker Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Black & Decker Inc.'s lead technology class is B25F (Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 30.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25F
Ranked #328 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Black & Decker Inc. against Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 62.2/100 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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