Where does Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC ranks #2,250 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 Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC hold?

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC holds 174 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC's Innovation Score?

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC has an Innovation Score of 47.0 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC's recent grant velocity is -14% 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 Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC's patents?

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC's patents average 9.3 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 Edgewell Personal Care Brands, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC focus on?

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC's top technology area is A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs) with 42 patents, ranking #147 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 30 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 174 granted patents across 30 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Edgewell ranks #2,250 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 174 patents across 30 technology areas.

#2,250
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.0/100): 9.3
avg claims per patent: -14%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2250 · US Corporation #2,250 · 174 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 174 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,250/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Argo AI
CPC-FOCUS A61F · 30 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -14% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Argo AI, 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 Edgewell’s 47.0 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 17.8 pts (38%) Velocity 4.2 pts (9%) Breadth 19.4 pts (41%) Claim depth 5.6 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Arvinas Operations · near

47
Edgewell Personal… · this assignee

47
Natera · near

47
Saam · near

47
Shenzhen SNC Opto · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Edgewell's Innovation Score is 47.0/100 (top 19% 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 Edgewell?

Each dot is one of Edgewell’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). Edgewell’s own 9.3 claims/patent is at or below the 12.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Edgewell's grants concentrate

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 24.1% of grants classified under A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (43 grants) versus a trough of 11 in 2022. By volume, Edgewell sits between Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd. and NAN YA Plastics Corporation.

Edgewell's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC moved from 60 to 38 grants (0.63x 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 #2,359. See the growth leaderboard.

Shenzhen First Un…

175
SZ DJI Osmo Techn…

175
Argo AI

174
Belkin Internatio…

174
Florida Foundatio…

174
Fresenius Kabi De…

174
Joseph Joseph

174
NAN YA Plastics

174
Edgewell Personal… ◀

174

What this shows Edgewell holds 174 patents at rank #2,250, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Edgewell

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,250 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Edgewell, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Edgewell ranks #147 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

Natera, Inc. 47 Arvinas Operations, Inc. 47 Saam, Inc. 47 Shenzhen SNC Opto Electronic Co., Ltd 47

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.3 here).

Beijing Kingsoft Internet Security Software Co., Ltd. 9.3 avg Delta T, LLC 9.3 avg Nippon Steel Corporation 9.3 avg Warn Industries, Inc. 9.3 avg

Edgewell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 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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Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	14	8.0%
2017	12	6.9%
2018	43	24.7%
2019	21	12.1%
2020	26	14.9%
2021	13	7.5%
2022	11	6.3%
2023	11	6.3%
2024	16	9.2%
2025partial year	7	4.0%

Which technologies does Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC patent most?

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 42

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 18

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 13

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 13

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 8

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 7

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

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 4

B65F - Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse 4

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 3

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 3

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 2

Top 15 of 30 technology areas

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What to do with this data

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC's lead technology class is A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device), 24.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #2,250 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC against Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.0/100 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

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