USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Dentsply Sirona Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 370 granted patents across 85 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE).

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

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370

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.2

Avg claims per patent

+114%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Dentsply holds 370 US patents across 85 technology areas, rank #1,142 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,142
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.4/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: +114%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Dentsply Sirona Inc. has been granted 370 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Dentsply Sirona Inc. at rank #1,142 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 85 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE). As a US Corporation, Dentsply Sirona Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Dentsply sits between PUMA SE (371 patents, rank #1,138) and Welch Allyn, Inc. (370 patents, rank #1,146) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.4/100 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 252 grants, compared with 118 in the 2015–2019 window, a +114% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Dentsply Sirona Inc.'s 13.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 85 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Dentsply Sirona Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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371
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371
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370
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370
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370
Welch Allyn

370
Dentsply Sirona ◀

370

What this shows Dentsply holds 370 patents at rank #1,142, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dentsply

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,142 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

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

Dentsply's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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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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Dentsply Sirona Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	0.5%
2017	14	3.8%
2018	47	12.7%
2019	55	14.9%
2020	49	13.2%
2021	53	14.3%
2022	44	11.9%
2023	31	8.4%
2024	44	11.9%
2025	31	8.4%

Which technologies does Dentsply Sirona Inc. patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE 220

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 88

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 85

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 55

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 33

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 29

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 28

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 25

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 19

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 16

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 15

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 12

C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS 12

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 11

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 11

Top 15 of 85 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,142

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.4 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 Dentsply Sirona Inc. hold?

Dentsply Sirona Inc. holds 370 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 85 technology areas.

What is Dentsply Sirona Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Dentsply Sirona Inc. has an Innovation Score of 58.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Dentsply Sirona Inc. focus on?

Dentsply Sirona Inc.'s top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE) with 220 patents. The company has filed patents in 85 CPC subclasses total.

Is Dentsply Sirona Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Dentsply Sirona Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +114% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Dentsply Sirona Inc.'s patents?

Dentsply Sirona Inc.'s patents average 13.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Dentsply Sirona 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.

How to use this portfolio

Dentsply's 370 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - Dentsply ranks #1,142 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61C - see who else leads that technology area. A61C 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.