USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Clariant International Ltd

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 213 granted patents across 87 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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).

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

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213

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.8

Avg claims per patent

+32%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Clariant holds 213 US patents across 87 technology areas, rank #1,885 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,885
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.8/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: +32%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Clariant International Ltd has been granted 213 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Clariant International Ltd at rank #1,885 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 87 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.8 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 International Ltd is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Clariant sits between Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (214 patents, rank #1,881) and LOS Alamos National Security, Llc (213 patents, rank #1,889) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.8/100 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 121 grants, compared with 92 in the 2015–2019 window, a +32% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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 International Ltd's 17.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 87 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Clariant International Ltd against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Senju Metal Indus…

214
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214
Tosoh

214
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213
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213
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213
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213
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213
Clariant Internat… ◀

213

What this shows Clariant holds 213 patents at rank #1,885, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Clariant

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,885 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes)

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

Clariant's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Clariant International Ltd patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	2.3%
2016	25	11.7%
2017	18	8.5%
2018	17	8.0%
2019	27	12.7%
2020	16	7.5%
2021	27	12.7%
2022	23	10.8%
2023	30	14.1%
2024	16	7.5%
2025	9	4.2%

Which technologies does Clariant International Ltd patent most?

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 46

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 46

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 43

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 36

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 35

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 30

C11D - DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL 26

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 25

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 25

C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 19

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 19

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 18

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 17

C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS 15

B01D - SEPARATION 12

Top 15 of 87 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,885

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.8 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 International Ltd hold?

Clariant International Ltd holds 213 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 87 technology areas.

What is Clariant International Ltd's Innovation Score?

Clariant International Ltd has an Innovation Score of 60.8 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 International Ltd focus on?

Clariant International Ltd's top technology area is B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS) with 46 patents. The company has filed patents in 87 CPC subclasses total.

Is Clariant International Ltd's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Clariant International Ltd's recent filing velocity is +32% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Clariant International Ltd's patents?

Clariant International Ltd's patents average 17.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Clariant International Ltd 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 213 grants land it in the top 3% 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 #1,885 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 · 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.