Where does Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag ranks #1,420 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 Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag hold?

Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag holds 295 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 74 technology areas.

What is Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag's Innovation Score?

Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag has an Innovation Score of 60.1 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag's recent grant velocity is +541% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag's patents?

Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag's patents average 16.8 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 Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag 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 Foreign Corporation

Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag

Q: What technology areas does Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag focus on?

Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag'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 118 patents, ranking #42 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 74 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 295 granted patents across 74 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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, Essity ranks #1,420 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 295 patents across 74 technology areas.

#1,420
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.1/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: +541%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1420 · Foreign Corporation #1,420 · 295 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 295 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,420/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Epcos
CPC-WIDE A61F · 74 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +541% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Epcos AG (±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 Essity’s 60.1 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 19.7 pts (33%) Velocity 5.4 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Gen-probe Incorporated · near

60
Himax · near

60
Dongguan Luxshare · near

60
Essity Hygiene AND… · this assignee

60
Scania CV AB · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Essity's Innovation Score is 60.1/100 (top 3% 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 Essity?

Each dot is one of Essity’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). Essity’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Essity's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag received 218 grants versus 34 in 2015–2019 (+541% equal-window velocity, top decile growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2021 at 65 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 5. Lead class A61F accounts for 40% of the portfolio across 74 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd. (#1,416) and NuCurrent, Inc. (#1,424).

Essity's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag moved from 136 to 111 grants (0.82x 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 #1,787. See the growth leaderboard.

Intellectual Disc…

297
Sintokogio

297
Toshiba Energy Sy…

297
Epcos

295
Flextronics AP

295
Konica Minolta La…

295
Macom Technology…

295
Nucurrent

295
Essity Hygiene AN… ◀

295

What this shows Essity holds 295 patents at rank #1,420, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Essity

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,420 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Essity, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Essity ranks #42 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd 60 Gen-probe Incorporated 60 Scania CV AB 60 Himax Technologies Limited 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.8 here).

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. 16.8 avg Cipla Limited 16.8 avg Ferro Corporation 16.8 avg Innoscience (ZHUHAI) Technology Co., Ltd. 16.8 avg

Essity's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	5	1.7%
2019	29	9.8%
2020	42	14.2%
2021	65	22.0%
2022	33	11.2%
2023	34	11.5%
2024	44	14.9%
2025partial year	43	14.6%

Which technologies does Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag 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 118

A47K - Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories 77

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 19

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 17

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 17

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 17

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 12

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 11

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 11

D04H - Making Textile Fabrics, e.g. From Fibres OR Filamentary Material ; Fabrics Made BY Such Processes OR Apparatus, e.g. Felts, Non-woven FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; Wadding ; ; Non-woven Fabrics From Staple Fibres, Filaments OR Yarns, Bonded With AT Least ONE Web-like Material During Their Consolidation 11

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 11

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 9

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 8

B26F - PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; Severing BY Means Other Than Cutting 7

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

Top 15 of 74 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

Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag'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), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #1,420 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag against Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.1/100 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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