USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Dow Corning Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 210 granted patents across 89 technology areas, active 2015–2020. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C08G (MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS).

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

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210

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.8

Avg claims per patent

-100%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Dow holds 210 US patents across 89 technology areas, rank #1,910 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,910
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.0/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Dow Corning Corporation has been granted 210 US utility patents between 2015 and 2020, placing Dow Corning Corporation at rank #1,910 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 89 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in C08G (MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS). As a US Corporation, Dow Corning Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Dow sits between Atlassian US, Inc. (210 patents, rank #1,906) and Okamura Corporation (210 patents, rank #1,914) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.0/100 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 1 grants, compared with 209 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% 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. Dow Corning Corporation's 15.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 89 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Dow Corning Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Atlassian US

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210
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210
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210
Hitachi High-tech…

210
Hitachi Energy

210
National Universi…

210
Okamura

210
Dow Corning ◀

210

What this shows Dow holds 210 patents at rank #1,910, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dow

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,910 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise THAN BY React…)

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

Dow'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 · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Dow Corning Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	78	37.1%
2016	44	21.0%
2017	50	23.8%
2018	26	12.4%
2019	11	5.2%
2020	1	0.5%

Which technologies does Dow Corning Corporation patent most?

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 123

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 97

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 66

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 59

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 33

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 31

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 29

C09J - ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES 27

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 27

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 20

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 20

H10H - INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS 19

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 18

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 13

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 12

Top 15 of 89 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,910

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.0 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 Dow Corning Corporation hold?

Dow Corning Corporation holds 210 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2020, spanning 89 technology areas.

What is Dow Corning Corporation's Innovation Score?

Dow Corning Corporation has an Innovation Score of 53.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Dow Corning Corporation focus on?

Dow Corning Corporation's top technology area is C08G (MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS) with 123 patents. The company has filed patents in 89 CPC subclasses total.

Is Dow Corning Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Dow Corning Corporation's recent filing velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Dow Corning Corporation's patents?

Dow Corning Corporation's patents average 15.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Dow Corning Corporation 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

Dow's 210 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 - Dow ranks #1,910 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C08G - see who else leads that technology area. C08G 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.