Where does Firmenich SA rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Firmenich SA ranks #1,469 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 Firmenich SA hold?

Firmenich SA holds 283 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 63 technology areas.

What is Firmenich SA's Innovation Score?

Firmenich SA has an Innovation Score of 59.0 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Firmenich SA's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Firmenich SA's recent grant velocity is +26% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Firmenich SA's patents?

Firmenich SA's patents average 13.2 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 Firmenich SA 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

Firmenich SA

Q: What technology areas does Firmenich SA focus on?

Firmenich SA's top technology area is C11B (Producing, e.g. BY Pressing RAW Materials OR BY Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining OR Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g. Lanolin, Fatty Oils OR WAXES; Essential OILS; Perfumes) with 126 patents, ranking #1 of 233 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 63 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 283 granted patents across 63 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: C11B (Producing, e.g. BY Pressing RAW Materials OR BY Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining OR Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g. Lanolin, Fatty Oils OR WAXES; Essential OILS; Perfumes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Firmenich ranks #1,469 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 283 patents across 63 technology areas.

#1,469
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.0/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: +26%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1469 · Foreign Corporation #1,469 · 283 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 283 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,469/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ab Initio Technology
CPC-WIDE C11B · 63 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +26% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ab Initio Technology 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 Firmenich’s 59.0 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 19.5 pts (33%) Velocity 6.5 pts (11%) Breadth 25.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Garrett Transportati… · near

59
Firmenich · this assignee

59
Nidec Sankyo · near

59
Nippon Paper… · near

59
Afton Chemical · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Firmenich's Innovation Score is 59.0/100 (top 4% 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 Firmenich?

Each dot is one of Firmenich’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). Firmenich’s own 13.2 claims/patent is at or below the 14.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Firmenich's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Firmenich SA received 144 grants versus 114 in 2015–2019 (+26% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 35 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 17. Lead class C11B accounts for 44.5% of the portfolio across 63 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Trend Micro Incorporated (#1,465) and FotoNation Limited (#1,473).

Firmenich's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Firmenich SA moved from 82 to 80 grants (0.98x 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 #1,247. See the growth leaderboard.

Trend Micro Incor…

284
Xiamen ECO Lighti…

284
AMO Development

283
Ab Initio Technol…

283
Nanjing Chervon I…

283
Firmenich ◀

283
Atieva

282
Chengdu Qinchuan…

282
Fotonation

282

What this shows Firmenich holds 283 patents at rank #1,469, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Firmenich

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,469 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C11B (Producing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Firmenich, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C11B (Producing), Firmenich ranks #1 of 233 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).

Nidec Sankyo Corporation 59 Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. 59 Garrett Transportation I Inc. 59 Afton Chemical Corporation 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.2 here).

Dentsply Sirona Inc. 13.2 avg SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd. 13.2 avg Casio Computer Co., Ltd. 13.2 avg Namics Corporation 13.2 avg

Firmenich's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Firmenich SA patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	23	8.1%
2016	27	9.5%
2017	18	6.4%
2018	28	9.9%
2019	18	6.4%
2020	31	11.0%
2021	33	11.7%
2022	35	12.4%
2023	17	6.0%
2024	28	9.9%
2025partial year	25	8.8%

Which technologies does Firmenich SA patent most?

C11B - Producing, e.g. BY Pressing RAW Materials OR BY Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining OR Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g. Lanolin, Fatty Oils OR WAXES; Essential OILS; Perfumes 126

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 125

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 124

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 104

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 81

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 56

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 52

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 36

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 35

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 31

C12Y - Enzymes 28

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 24

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 21

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 15

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 11

Top 15 of 63 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

Firmenich SA's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Firmenich SA's lead technology class is C11B (Producing, e.g. BY Pressing RAW Materials OR BY Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining OR Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g. Lanolin, Fatty Oils OR WAXES; Essential OILS; Perfumes), 44.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C11B
Ranked #1,469 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Firmenich SA against Trend Micro Incorporated, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.0/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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