Where does Clariant S.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Clariant S.A. ranks #45,703 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 Clariant S.A. hold?

Clariant S.A. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Clariant S.A.'s Innovation Score?

Clariant S.A. has an Innovation Score of 25.2 out of 100 (17th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Clariant S.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Clariant S.A.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Clariant S.A.'s patents?

Clariant S.A.'s patents average 13.0 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 Clariant S.A. 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

Clariant S.A.

Q: What technology areas does Clariant S.A. focus on?

Clariant S.A.'s top technology area is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere) with 2 patents. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Clariant ranks #45,703 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 10 technology areas.

#45,703
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.2/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45703 · Foreign Corporation #45,703 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,703/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cisma Solutions ApS
CPC-FOCUS C09K · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cisma Solutions ApS (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Clariant · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Clariant's Innovation Score is 25.2/100 (17th 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.

Where Clariant's grants concentrate

Clariant S.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Clariant sits between Cisma Solutions ApS and CleanNG, LLC.

Cisma Solutions A…

5
Citizen Watch of…

5
Citrox Biosciences

5
Civolution B V

5
Clarke Industrial…

5
Clean Air Group

5
Clean Energy Fuels

5
Cleanng

5
Clariant ◀

5

What this shows Clariant holds 5 patents at rank #45,858, 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 #45,858 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

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 S.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	3	60.0%
2018	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Clariant S.A. patent most?

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

B03D - FLOTATION; Differential Sedimentation 2

C22B - Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials 2

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

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 1

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 1

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 1

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#45,703

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

25.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Clariant S.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Clariant S.A.'s lead technology class is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C09K
Ranked #45,703 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Clariant S.A. against Cisma Solutions ApS, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.2/100 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

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.