USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Eastman Chemical Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 498 granted patents across 140 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C08L (COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS).

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

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498

Total patents granted

140

CPC technology areas

17.9

Avg claims per patent

-9%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Eastman holds 498 US patents across 140 technology areas, rank #903 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#903
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.7/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: -9%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Eastman Chemical Company has been granted 498 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Eastman Chemical Company at rank #903 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 140 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in C08L (COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS). As a US Corporation, Eastman Chemical Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Eastman sits between United Parcel Service OF America, Inc. (500 patents, rank #899) and Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (494 patents, rank #907) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.7/100 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 237 grants, compared with 261 in the 2015–2019 window, a -9% 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. Eastman Chemical Company's 17.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Eastman Chemical Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

United Parcel Ser…

500
Dalian University…

499
NHK Spring

499
Omron Healthcare

499
Eastman Chemical ◀

498
University OF Mar…

497
Symbol

496
Wilus Institute O…

496
Citizen Watch

494

What this shows Eastman holds 498 patents at rank #903, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Eastman

By rank, the assignees closest to #903 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds)

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

Eastman's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Eastman Chemical Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	64	12.9%
2016	76	15.3%
2017	47	9.4%
2018	43	8.6%
2019	31	6.2%
2020	54	10.8%
2021	38	7.6%
2022	62	12.4%
2023	30	6.0%
2024	28	5.6%
2025	25	5.0%

Which technologies does Eastman Chemical Company patent most?

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 142

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 134

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 116

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 89

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 78

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 65

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 64

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 63

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 53

B01D - SEPARATION 46

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 43

D21H - PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 41

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 40

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 37

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; DERIVATIVES THEREOF 35

Top 15 of 140 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#903

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.7 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 Eastman Chemical Company hold?

Eastman Chemical Company holds 498 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 140 technology areas.

What is Eastman Chemical Company's Innovation Score?

Eastman Chemical Company has an Innovation Score of 63.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Eastman Chemical Company focus on?

Eastman Chemical Company's top technology area is C08L (COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS) with 142 patents. The company has filed patents in 140 CPC subclasses total.

Is Eastman Chemical Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Eastman Chemical Company's recent filing velocity is -9% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Eastman Chemical Company's patents?

Eastman Chemical Company's patents average 17.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Eastman Chemical Company 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

Eastman's 498 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Eastman ranks #903 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C08L - see who else leads that technology area. C08L 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.