USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Graco Minnesota Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 517 granted patents across 111 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B05B (SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES).

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

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517

Total patents granted

111

CPC technology areas

13.6

Avg claims per patent

+68%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Graco holds 517 US patents across 111 technology areas, rank #875 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#875
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.6/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: +68%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Graco Minnesota Inc. has been granted 517 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Graco Minnesota Inc. at rank #875 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 111 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in B05B (SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES). As a US Corporation, Graco Minnesota Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Graco sits between OPEN TEXT Sa ULC (518 patents, rank #871) and Graphic Packaging International, Llc (516 patents, rank #879) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.6/100 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 324 grants, compared with 193 in the 2015–2019 window, a +68% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Graco Minnesota Inc.'s 13.6 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 Graco Minnesota Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

OPEN TEXT ULC

518
Pepsico

518
Tesla

518
Daicel

517
The Florida Inter…

517
Xi'an Zhongxing N…

517
Graco Minnesota ◀

517
DISH Network L L C

516
Graphic Packaging…

516

What this shows Graco holds 517 patents at rank #875, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Graco

By rank, the assignees closest to #875 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

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

Graco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 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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Graco Minnesota Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	36	7.0%
2016	28	5.4%
2017	48	9.3%
2018	28	5.4%
2019	53	10.3%
2020	60	11.6%
2021	58	11.2%
2022	55	10.6%
2023	44	8.5%
2024	52	10.1%
2025	55	10.6%

Which technologies does Graco Minnesota Inc. patent most?

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 205

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 186

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 40

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 38

F16N - LUBRICATING 30

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 26

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 25

F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 24

E01C - CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR 23

H04Q - SELECTING 22

B05C - APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 20

B29B - PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS 17

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 16

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 15

B67D - DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 15

Top 15 of 111 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#875

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.6 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 Graco Minnesota Inc. hold?

Graco Minnesota Inc. holds 517 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 111 technology areas.

What is Graco Minnesota Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Graco Minnesota Inc. has an Innovation Score of 60.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Graco Minnesota Inc. focus on?

Graco Minnesota Inc.'s top technology area is B05B (SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES) with 205 patents. The company has filed patents in 111 CPC subclasses total.

Is Graco Minnesota Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Graco Minnesota Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +68% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Graco Minnesota Inc.'s patents?

Graco Minnesota Inc.'s patents average 13.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Graco Minnesota Inc. 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

Graco's 517 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Graco ranks #875 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B05B - see who else leads that technology area. B05B 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.