e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 0 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength.
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, e.l.f. ranks #26,212 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 0 technology areas.
- #26,212
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 2nd percentile
- by Innovation Score (13.9/100)
- 1.0
- avg claims per patent
- +25%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R26212 · US Corporation #26,212 · 10 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-UNK · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
- MID-PACK #26,212/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH botek Präzisionsbohr…
- CPC-UNK CPC blank
- INNOV-LOW 13.9/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 1.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-UP +25% vel
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: botek Präzisionsbohrtechnik GmbH (±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 e.l.f.’s 13.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around e.l.f.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- e l f Cosmetics · this assignee 14
e l f Cosmetics · this assignee
14 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows e.l.f.'s Innovation Score is 13.9/100 (2nd percentile 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 e.l.f.?
Each dot is one of e.l.f.’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). e.l.f.’s own 1.0 claims/patent is at or below the 18.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where e.l.f.'s grants concentrate
e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 0 CPC subclasses . Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, e.l.f. sits between Zydus Lifesciences Limited and invoX Pharma Limited.
e.l.f.'s three-year grant acceleration
e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at elf's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Zydus Lifesciences
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
10 patents
- Zyomed
Zyomed Corp.
10 patents
- botek Präzisionsb…
botek Präzisionsbohrtechnik GmbH
10 patents
- d light design
d.light design, Inc.
10 patents
- ebay Korea
eBay Korea Co. Ltd.
10 patents
- ezono
eZono AG
10 patents
- iomniscient Pty
iOmniscient Pty Ltd
10 patents
- invox Pharma
invoX Pharma Limited
10 patents
- e l f Cosmetics ◀
e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc.
10 patents
What this shows e.l.f. holds 10 patents at rank #27,916, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near elf
By rank, the assignees closest to #27,916 in granted patent volume.
- Zydus Lifesciences Limited #27,912 · 10 patents
- Zyomed Corp. #27,913 · 10 patents
- botek Präzisionsbohrtechnik GmbH #27,914 · 10 patents
- d.light design, Inc. #27,915 · 10 patents
- eBay Korea Co. Ltd. #27,917 · 10 patents
- eZono AG #27,918 · 10 patents
- iOmniscient Pty Ltd #27,919 · 10 patents
- invoX Pharma Limited #27,920 · 10 patents
e.l.f.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
14 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 10.0% |
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Ranked #26,212 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc. against Zydus Lifesciences Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 13.9/100 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.
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.