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Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 188 granted patents across 36 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES).

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188
Total patents granted
36
CPC technology areas
5.3
Avg claims per patent
-12%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hamilton holds 188 US patents across 36 technology areas, rank #2,099 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,099
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.4/100)
5.3
avg claims per patent
-12%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. has been granted 188 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. at rank #2,099 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 36 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 5.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES). As a US Corporation, Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hamilton sits between Avision Inc. (188 patents, rank #2,095) and The Royal Institution For The Advancement Of Learning/mcgill University (188 patents, rank #2,103) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.4/100 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 88 grants, compared with 100 in the 2015–2019 window, a -12% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.'s 5.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 36 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Hamilton's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Hamilton holds 188 patents at rank #2,099, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Hamilton

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,099 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47J (Kitchen Equipment)

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

Hamilton's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 23% higher than 77% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 16 8.5%
2016 35 18.6%
2017 11 5.9%
2018 19 10.1%
2019 19 10.1%
2020 27 14.4%
2021 21 11.2%
2022 13 6.9%
2023 8 4.3%
2024 8 4.3%
2025 11 5.9%

Which technologies does Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 36 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,099

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.4 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 Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. hold?
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. holds 188 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 36 technology areas.
What is Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. focus on?
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.'s top technology area is A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES) with 54 patents. The company has filed patents in 36 CPC subclasses total.
Is Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -12% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.'s patents?
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.'s patents average 5.3 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Hamilton Beach Brands, 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

Hamilton's 188 grants land it in the top 23% 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 - Hamilton ranks #2,099 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A47J - see who else leads that technology area. A47J 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

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.