USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Crayola Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 103 granted patents across 67 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B43K (IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING).

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

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103

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.4

Avg claims per patent

-16%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Crayola holds 103 US patents across 67 technology areas, rank #3,559 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,559
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.1/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: -16%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Crayola Llc has been granted 103 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Crayola Llc at rank #3,559 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 67 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B43K (IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING). As a US Corporation, Crayola Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Crayola sits between Wilson Electronics, Llc (104 patents, rank #3,555) and Flatfrog Laboratories AB (103 patents, rank #3,563) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.1/100 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 47 grants, compared with 56 in the 2015–2019 window, a -16% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US 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. Crayola Llc's 14.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 67 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Crayola Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Wilson

104
Xiamen Pvtech

104
Yuyama Mfg

104
Celgene Quanticel…

103
Evogene

103
FLOS S P A

103
Fastly

103
Flatfrog Laborato…

103
Crayola ◀

103

What this shows Crayola holds 103 patents at rank #3,559, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Crayola

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,559 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B43K (Implements FOR Writing OR Drawing)

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

Crayola's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% 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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Crayola Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	9.7%
2016	11	10.7%
2017	14	13.6%
2018	11	10.7%
2019	10	9.7%
2020	17	16.5%
2021	8	7.8%
2022	7	6.8%
2023	4	3.9%
2024	7	6.8%
2025	4	3.9%

Which technologies does Crayola Llc patent most?

B43K - IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING 31

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 16

A63H - TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS 15

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 11

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 11

B43L - ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; ; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS;; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING 11

B44D - PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES 10

B44C - PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS ; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK ; PAPERHANGING 10

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 10

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 8

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 8

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 7

B44B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR TOOLS FOR ARTISTIC WORK, e.g. FOR SCULPTURING, GUILLOCHING, CARVING, BRANDING, INLAYING 7

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 6

Top 15 of 67 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,559

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.1 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 Crayola Llc hold?

Crayola Llc holds 103 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 67 technology areas.

What is Crayola Llc's Innovation Score?

Crayola Llc has an Innovation Score of 53.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Crayola Llc focus on?

Crayola Llc's top technology area is B43K (IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING) with 31 patents. The company has filed patents in 67 CPC subclasses total.

Is Crayola Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Crayola Llc's recent filing velocity is -16% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Crayola Llc's patents?

Crayola Llc's patents average 14.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Crayola Llc 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

Crayola's 103 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - Crayola ranks #3,559 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B43K - see who else leads that technology area. B43K 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.