USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.1

Avg claims per patent

-57%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Clariant holds 10 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #25,976 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#25,976
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 60%
by Innovation Score (32.0/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: -57%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. at rank #25,976 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS). As a Foreign Corporation, Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Clariant sits between Circle Internet Financial, Llc (10 patents, rank #25,972) and CM Technologies, Inc. (10 patents, rank #25,980) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 32.0/100 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 3 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window, a -57% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k.'s 14.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Clariant holds 10 patents at rank #25,976, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Clariant's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 Top 60% higher than 40% of 50,000 US assignees

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

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	10.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	5	50.0%
2021	1	10.0%
2024	1	10.0%
2025	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. patent most?

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 10

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 4

B01D - SEPARATION 3

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 3

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 3

C07B - GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR 3

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 2

C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES 1

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

C01F - COMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THE RARE-EARTH METALS 1

C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F 1

C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS ; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS 1

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1

Y02C - CAPTURE, STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION OR DISPOSAL OF GREENHOUSE GASES [GHG] 1

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#25,976

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

32.0 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 Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. hold?

Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. holds 10 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k.'s Innovation Score?

Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. has an Innovation Score of 32.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. focus on?

Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k.'s top technology area is B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS) with 10 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k.'s recent filing velocity is -57% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k.'s patents?

Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k.'s patents average 14.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Clariant Catalysts (japan) K.k. 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

Clariant's 10 grants land it in the top 60% 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 - Clariant ranks #25,976 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B01J - see who else leads that technology area. B01J 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

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.