USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Essity Operations France

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2019–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47K (SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ; TOILET ACCESSORIES).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.8

Avg claims per patent

-20%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Essity holds 9 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #28,654 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#28,654
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 78%
by Innovation Score (26.9/100): 10.8
avg claims per patent: -20%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Essity Operations France has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2019 and 2022, placing Essity Operations France at rank #28,654 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47K (SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ; TOILET ACCESSORIES). As a Foreign Corporation, Essity Operations France is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Essity sits between Equator Global Limited (9 patents, rank #28,650) and EURO HEAT Pipes (9 patents, rank #28,658) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 26.9/100 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 4 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a -20% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Essity Operations France's 10.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Essity Operations France against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Equator Global

9
Ericsson

9
Erwin Junker Grin…

9
ES CELL Internati…

9
EST Group

9
ETAT FRANÇAIS Rep…

9
Etrailer

9
EURO HEAT Pipes

9
Essity Operations… ◀

9

What this shows Essity holds 9 patents at rank #28,654, 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 #28,654 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47K (Sanitary Equipment)

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

Essity's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 Top 78% higher than 22% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2022

Grants by year

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

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Essity Operations France patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	5	55.6%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%
2022	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Essity Operations France patent most?

A47K - SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ; TOILET ACCESSORIES 7

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 3

B31F - MECHANICAL WORKING OR DEFORMATION OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER 2

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 2

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 2

B31C - MAKING WOUND ARTICLES, e.g. WOUND TUBES, OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER 1

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 1

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 1

D21F - PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#28,654

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

26.9 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 Essity Operations France hold?

Essity Operations France holds 9 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2022, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Essity Operations France's Innovation Score?

Essity Operations France has an Innovation Score of 26.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Essity Operations France focus on?

Essity Operations France's top technology area is A47K (SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ; TOILET ACCESSORIES) with 7 patents. The company has filed patents in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Essity Operations France's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Essity Operations France's recent filing velocity is -20% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Essity Operations France's patents?

Essity Operations France's patents average 10.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Essity Operations France 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

Essity's 9 grants land it in the top 78% 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 - Essity ranks #28,654 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A47K - see who else leads that technology area. A47K 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.