USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Evonik Degussa Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 686 granted patents across 125 technology areas, active 2015–2021. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C07C (ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS).

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

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686

Total patents granted

125

CPC technology areas

15.6

Avg claims per patent

-97%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Evonik holds 686 US patents across 125 technology areas, rank #653 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#653
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.9/100): 15.6
avg claims per patent: -97%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Evonik Degussa Gmbh has been granted 686 US utility patents between 2015 and 2021, placing Evonik Degussa Gmbh at rank #653 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 125 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in C07C (ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS). As a Foreign Corporation, Evonik Degussa Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Evonik sits between Rivian IP Holdings, Llc (690 patents, rank #649) and Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (684 patents, rank #657) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.9/100 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 23 grants, compared with 663 in the 2015–2019 window, a -97% 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. Evonik Degussa Gmbh's 15.6 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 Evonik Degussa Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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690
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689
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689
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688
Evonik Degussa ◀

686
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685
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685
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685
Tianma Microelect…

684

What this shows Evonik holds 686 patents at rank #653, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Evonik

By rank, the assignees closest to #653 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07C (Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds)

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

Evonik's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Evonik Degussa Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	118	17.2%
2016	92	13.4%
2017	142	20.7%
2018	157	22.9%
2019	154	22.4%
2020	22	3.2%
2021	1	0.1%

Which technologies does Evonik Degussa Gmbh patent most?

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 193

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 191

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 146

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 125

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 82

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 80

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 76

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 67

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 65

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 57

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 55

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 54

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 48

B01D - SEPARATION 48

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 38

Top 15 of 125 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#653

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.9 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 Evonik Degussa Gmbh hold?

Evonik Degussa Gmbh holds 686 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2021, spanning 125 technology areas.

What is Evonik Degussa Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Evonik Degussa Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 56.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Evonik Degussa Gmbh focus on?

Evonik Degussa Gmbh's top technology area is C07C (ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS) with 193 patents. The company has filed patents in 125 CPC subclasses total.

Is Evonik Degussa Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Evonik Degussa Gmbh's recent filing velocity is -97% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Evonik Degussa Gmbh's patents?

Evonik Degussa Gmbh's patents average 15.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Evonik Degussa Gmbh 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

Evonik's 686 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Evonik ranks #653 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C07C - see who else leads that technology area. C07C 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.