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Helen OF TROY Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 622 granted patents across 59 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B65D (CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR F).

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622
Total patents granted
59
CPC technology areas
4.2
Avg claims per patent
+23%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Helen holds 622 US patents across 59 technology areas, rank #731 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#731
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.0/100)
4.2
avg claims per patent
+23%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Helen OF TROY Limited has been granted 622 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Helen OF TROY Limited at rank #731 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 59 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 4.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in B65D (CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR F). As a Foreign Corporation, Helen OF TROY Limited is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Helen sits between Lennox Industries Inc. (629 patents, rank #727) and Siemens Energy Global Gmbh & Co. KG (620 patents, rank #735) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.0/100 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 343 grants, compared with 279 in the 2015–2019 window, a +23% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Helen OF TROY Limited's 4.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 59 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Helen OF TROY Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Helen's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Helen holds 622 patents at rank #731, 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 Helen

By rank, the assignees closest to #731 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)

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

Helen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% 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%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 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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Helen OF TROY Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 24 3.9%
2016 41 6.6%
2017 68 10.9%
2018 83 13.3%
2019 63 10.1%
2020 53 8.5%
2021 86 13.8%
2022 65 10.5%
2023 62 10.0%
2024 62 10.0%
2025 15 2.4%

Which technologies does Helen OF TROY Limited patent most?

Top 15 of 59 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

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

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#731

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.0 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 Helen OF TROY Limited hold?
Helen OF TROY Limited holds 622 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 59 technology areas.
What is Helen OF TROY Limited's Innovation Score?
Helen OF TROY Limited has an Innovation Score of 56.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Helen OF TROY Limited focus on?
Helen OF TROY Limited's top technology area is B65D (CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES) with 24 patents. The company has filed patents in 59 CPC subclasses total.
Is Helen OF TROY Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Helen OF TROY Limited's recent filing velocity is +23% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for Helen OF TROY Limited's patents?
Helen OF TROY Limited's patents average 4.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Helen OF TROY Limited 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

Helen's 622 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 - Helen ranks #731 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in B65D - see who else leads that technology area. B65D 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.