USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Central Garden & PET Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 50 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A01K (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

8.1

Avg claims per patent

-8%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Central holds 50 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #6,629 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,629
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.6/100): 8.1
avg claims per patent: -8%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Central Garden & PET Company has been granted 50 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Central Garden & PET Company at rank #6,629 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in A01K (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS). As a US Corporation, Central Garden & PET Company is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Central sits between Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. (50 patents, rank #6,625) and Coavis (50 patents, rank #6,633) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.6/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 24 grants, compared with 26 in the 2015–2019 window, a -8% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Central Garden & PET Company's 8.1 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Central Garden & PET Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Barrette Outdoor…

50
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50
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50
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50
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50
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50
Coavis

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50

What this shows Central holds 50 patents at rank #6,629, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Central

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,629 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01K (Animal Husbandry)

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

Central's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% 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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Central Garden & PET Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	18.0%
2016	8	16.0%
2017	7	14.0%
2019	2	4.0%
2020	3	6.0%
2021	1	2.0%
2022	13	26.0%
2023	2	4.0%
2024	4	8.0%
2025	1	2.0%

Which technologies does Central Garden & PET Company patent most?

A01K - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS 15

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING 4

C05G - MIXTURES OF FERTILISERS COVERED INDIVIDUALLY BY DIFFERENT SUBCLASSES OF CLASS C05; MIXTURES OF ONE OR MORE FERTILISERS WITH MATERIALS NOT HAVING A SPECIFIC FERTILISING ACTIVITY, e.g. PESTICIDES, SOIL-CONDITIONERS, WETTING AGENTS ; FERTILISERS CHARACTERISED BY THEIR FORM 3

C05C - NITROGENOUS FERTILISERS 3

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 1

A47G - HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT 1

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 1

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 1

C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE 1

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 1

A47L - DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL 1

B25G - HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS 1

C05F - ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE 1

A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING 1

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,629

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.6 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 Central Garden & PET Company hold?

Central Garden & PET Company holds 50 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Central Garden & PET Company's Innovation Score?

Central Garden & PET Company has an Innovation Score of 52.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Central Garden & PET Company focus on?

Central Garden & PET Company's top technology area is A01K (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS) with 15 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Central Garden & PET Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Central Garden & PET Company's recent filing velocity is -8% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Central Garden & PET Company's patents?

Central Garden & PET Company's patents average 8.1 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Central Garden & PET Company 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

Central's 50 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - Central ranks #6,629 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A01K - see who else leads that technology area. A01K 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.