Where does Chr. Hansen A/S rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Chr. Hansen A/S ranks #3,321 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 Chr. Hansen A/S hold?

Chr. Hansen A/S holds 112 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Chr. Hansen A/S's Innovation Score?

Chr. Hansen A/S has an Innovation Score of 48.6 out of 100 (top 16% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Chr. Hansen A/S's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Chr. Hansen A/S's recent grant velocity is +69% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Chr. Hansen A/S's patents?

Chr. Hansen A/S's patents average 14.4 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 Chr. Hansen A/S 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 Foreign Corporation

Chr. Hansen A/S

Q: What technology areas does Chr. Hansen A/S focus on?

Chr. Hansen A/S's top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 87 patents, ranking #106 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 112 granted patents across 26 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Chr. ranks #3,321 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 112 patents across 26 technology areas.

#3,321
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.6/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: +69%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3321 · Foreign Corporation #3,321 · 112 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 112 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,321/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aviat U S
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 26 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +69% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aviat U.S., Inc. (±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 Chr.’s 48.6 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 16.3 pts (34%) Velocity 5.6 pts (12%) Breadth 18.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Chr Hansen A/S · this assignee

49
Crucible Intellectua… · near

49
Mojave Energy Systems · near

49
ThermAvant · near

49
Universita' Degli… · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Chr.'s Innovation Score is 48.6/100 (top 16% 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 Chr.?

Each dot is one of Chr.’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). Chr.’s own 14.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Chr.'s grants concentrate

Chr. Hansen A/S is a focused PatentsView assignee: 26 CPC subclasses with 77.7% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (20 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2015. By volume, Chr. sits between Aviat U.S., Inc. and Inspire Medical Systems, Inc..

Chr.'s three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Chr. Hansen A/S moved from 38 to 32 grants (0.84x 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 #1,681. See the growth leaderboard.

Aviat U S

112
China Unionpay

112
Chroma ATE

112
Cambridge Display…

112
EOS Electro Optic…

112
Fred Hutchinson C…

112
Global Trademarks

112
Inspire Medical S…

112
Chr Hansen A/S ◀

112

What this shows Chr. holds 112 patents at rank #3,322, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Chr

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,322 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Chr, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes), Chr ranks #106 of 4,144 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

Crucible Intellectual Property, LLC 49 Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano - Bicocca 49 ThermAvant Technologies, LLC 49 Mojave Energy Systems, Inc. 49

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.4 here).

Crayola LLC 14.4 avg Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc. 14.4 avg Washington State University 14.4 avg AXENS 14.4 avg

Chr.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% 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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Chr. Hansen A/S patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	3.6%
2016	15	13.4%
2017	8	7.1%
2018	8	7.1%
2019	4	3.6%
2020	14	12.5%
2021	20	17.9%
2022	10	8.9%
2023	16	14.3%
2024	6	5.4%
2025partial year	7	6.3%

Which technologies does Chr. Hansen A/S patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 87

A23C - Dairy Products, e.g. Milk, Butter OR CHEESE; Milk OR Cheese SUBSTITUTES; Making OR Treatment Thereof 70

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 52

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 50

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 32

C12Y - Enzymes 23

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 20

A23K - Fodder 14

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 14

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 13

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 11

C07K - Peptides 9

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 7

C12G - WINE; Preparation THEREOF; Alcoholic Beverages ; Preparation OF Alcoholic Beverages NOT Provided FOR IN Subclasses C12c OR C12h 5

C12C - BEER; Preparation OF Beer BY Fermentation ; Preparation OF Malt FOR Making BEER; Preparation OF Hops FOR Making Beer 5

Top 15 of 26 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

Chr. Hansen A/S's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Chr. Hansen A/S's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 77.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #3,321 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Chr. Hansen A/S against Aviat U.S., Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.6/100 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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