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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Diversey, Inc. ranks #2,911 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 Diversey, Inc. hold?

Diversey, Inc. holds 131 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 72 technology areas.

What is Diversey, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Diversey, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 55.8 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Diversey, Inc. focus on?

Diversey, Inc.'s top technology area is A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General) with 34 patents, ranking #36 of 516 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 72 CPC subclasses total.

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

Diversey, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -34% 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 Diversey, Inc.'s patents?

Diversey, Inc.'s patents average 18.1 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 Diversey, 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

Diversey, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 131 granted patents across 72 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: A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Diversey ranks #2,911 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 131 patents across 72 technology areas.

#2,911
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.8/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: -34%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2911 · US Corporation #2,911 · 131 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 131 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,911/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ashley Furniture…
CPC-WIDE A47L · 72 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -34% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC (±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.

How Diversey’s 55.8 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 16.9 pts (30%) Velocity 3.1 pts (6%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nestec · near

56
The University of… · near

56
Diversey · this assignee

56
Hitachi High- · near

56
Toyo Seikan · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Diversey's Innovation Score is 55.8/100 (top 7% 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 Diversey?

Each dot is one of Diversey’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). Diversey’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Diversey's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Diversey, Inc. received 50 grants versus 76 in 2015–2019 (-34% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 20 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 5. Lead class A47L accounts for 26% of the portfolio across 72 subclasses. Volume neighbours: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC (#2,907) and NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited (#2,915).

Diversey's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Diversey, Inc. moved from 48 to 22 grants (0.46x 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 #2,782. See the growth leaderboard.

Westrock Packagin…

132
Ashley Furniture…

131
Brandeis Universi…

131
Broan-nutone

131
Epoch

131
Inno-pak

131
Kurita Water Indu…

131
Newsouth Innovati…

131
Diversey ◀

131

What this shows Diversey holds 131 patents at rank #2,911, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Diversey

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,911 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Diversey, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning), Diversey ranks #36 of 516 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd. 56 Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 56 The University of Toledo 56 Nestec S.A. 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.1 here).

Aeva, Inc. 18.1 avg Westerngeco L.L.C. 18.1 avg Orthosensor Inc. 18.1 avg Beijing Didi Infinity Technology AND Development Co., Ltd. 18.1 avg

Diversey's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% 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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Diversey, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	17	13.0%
2016	11	8.4%
2017	14	10.7%
2018	14	10.7%
2019	20	15.3%
2020	10	7.6%
2021	18	13.7%
2022	11	8.4%
2023	6	4.6%
2024	5	3.8%
2025partial year	5	3.8%

Which technologies does Diversey, Inc. patent most?

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 34

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 22

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 18

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 16

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 13

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 13

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 13

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 12

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 12

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 9

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 9

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 8

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 7

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 6

Top 15 of 72 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

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

Diversey, Inc.'s lead technology class is A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General), 26% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47L
Ranked #2,911 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Diversey, Inc. against WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.8/100 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

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