Where does Blendtec, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Blendtec, Inc. ranks #13,889 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 Blendtec, Inc. hold?

Blendtec, Inc. holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Blendtec, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Blendtec, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.9 out of 100 (36th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Blendtec, Inc. focus on?

Blendtec, Inc.'s top technology area is A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages) with 16 patents, ranking #64 of 793 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

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

Blendtec, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -82% 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 Blendtec, Inc.'s patents?

Blendtec, Inc.'s patents average 12.2 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 Blendtec, 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

Blendtec, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 10 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: A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Blendtec ranks #13,889 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 10 technology areas.

#13,889
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.9/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: -82%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13889 · US Corporation #13,889 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #13,889/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Basf Agrochemical…
CPC-FOCUS A47J · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -82% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Basf Agrochemical Products B.V. (±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 Blendtec’s 30.9 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 10.7 pts (35%) Velocity 1.7 pts (6%) Breadth 11.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Blendtec · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Blendtec's Innovation Score is 30.9/100 (36th percentile 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 Blendtec?

Each dot is one of Blendtec’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). Blendtec’s own 12.2 claims/patent is at or below the 13.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Blendtec's grants concentrate

Blendtec, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 76.2% of grants classified under A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Blendtec sits between Basf Agrochemical Products B.V. and BRÜCKNER Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG.

Blendtec's three-year grant acceleration

Blendtec, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Basf Agrochemical…

21
Beaver-visitec In…

21
Beijing BOE Visio…

21
Bioversys

21
Bluebird

21
Bomtech

21
Brightway Vision

21
BRÜCkner Maschine…

21
Blendtec ◀

21

What this shows Blendtec holds 21 patents at rank #13,882, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Blendtec

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,882 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47J (Kitchen Equipment)

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

Blendtec's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% 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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Blendtec, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	14.3%
2016	2	9.5%
2017	3	14.3%
2018	7	33.3%
2019	2	9.5%
2020	2	9.5%
2023	1	4.8%
2025partial year	1	4.8%

Which technologies does Blendtec, Inc. patent most?

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 16

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 14

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 3

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

F25C - Producing, Working OR Handling ICE 1

A23P - Shaping OR Working OF Foodstuffs, NOT Fully Covered BY A Single Other Subclass 1

F16P - Safety Devices IN GENERAL; ; Safety Devices FOR Presses 1

A23G - COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof 1

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 10 of 10 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

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

Blendtec, Inc.'s lead technology class is A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages), 76.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47J
Ranked #13,889 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Blendtec, Inc. against Basf Agrochemical Products B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.9/100 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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