Where does Conopco, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Conopco, Inc. ranks #536 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 Conopco, Inc. hold?

Conopco, Inc. holds 831 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 107 technology areas.

What is Conopco, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Conopco, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 60.2 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Conopco, Inc. focus on?

Conopco, Inc.'s top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 280 patents, ranking #53 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 107 CPC subclasses total.

Is Conopco, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Conopco, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -2% 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 Conopco, Inc.'s patents?

Conopco, Inc.'s patents average 9.1 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 Conopco, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Conopco, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 831 granted patents across 107 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Conopco ranks #536 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 831 patents across 107 technology areas.

#536
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.2/100): 9.1
avg claims per patent: -2%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R536 · US Corporation #536 · 831 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 831 grants
TOP-DECILE #536/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ABL IP Holding
CPC-WIDE A61K · 107 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -2% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ABL IP Holding LLC (±1 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 Conopco’s 60.2 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 23.2 pts (39%) Velocity 6.5 pts (11%) Breadth 25.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (9%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
University of… · near

60
Conopco · this assignee

60
Gentherm Incorporated · near

60
Jinko Solar · near

60
Himax · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Conopco's Innovation Score is 60.2/100 (top 3% 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 Conopco?

Each dot is one of Conopco’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). Conopco’s own 9.1 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Conopco's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Conopco, Inc. received 387 grants versus 394 in 2015–2019 (-2% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 89 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 58. Lead class A61K accounts for 33.7% of the portfolio across 107 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft (#532) and STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS (#540).

Conopco's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Conopco, Inc. moved from 239 to 232 grants (0.97x 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 #1,267. See the growth leaderboard.

Hilti Aktiengesel…

842
Nippon Steel & Su…

842
Chongqing BOE Opt…

841
Exxonmobil Upstre…

841
Conopco ◀

831
ABL IP Holding

830
The Gillette

830
Corning Optical C…

828
Stmicroelectronic…

828

What this shows Conopco holds 831 patents at rank #536, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Conopco

By rank, the assignees closest to #536 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Conopco, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Conopco ranks #53 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Gentherm Incorporated 60 Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. 60 University of Houston System 60 Himax Technologies Limited 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.1 here).

Mikuni Corporation 9.1 avg Institute OF Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan 9.1 avg Ocean's King Lighting Science & Technology Co., Ltd. 9.1 avg Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. 9.1 avg

Conopco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Conopco, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	81	9.7%
2016	89	10.7%
2017	58	7.0%
2018	82	9.9%
2019	84	10.1%
2020	81	9.7%
2021	74	8.9%
2022	81	9.7%
2023	74	8.9%
2024	77	9.3%
2025partial year	50	6.0%

Which technologies does Conopco, Inc. patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 280

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 269

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 122

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 64

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 58

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

A23G - COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof 42

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 32

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 26

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 24

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 22

A23D - Edible Oils OR Fats, e.g. Margarines, Shortenings OR Cooking Oils 22

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 21

A23F - COFFEE; TEA; Their SUBSTITUTES; Manufacture, Preparation, OR Infusion Thereof 13

A23P - Shaping OR Working OF Foodstuffs, NOT Fully Covered BY A Single Other Subclass 11

Top 15 of 107 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

Conopco, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Conopco, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 33.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #536 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Conopco, Inc. against Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.2/100 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.

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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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