Where does Herman Miller, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Herman Miller, Inc. ranks #2,658 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 Herman Miller, Inc. hold?

Herman Miller, Inc. holds 146 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 38 technology areas.

What is Herman Miller, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Herman Miller, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.3 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Herman Miller, Inc. focus on?

Herman Miller, Inc.'s top technology area is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds) with 29 patents, ranking #21 of 728 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 38 CPC subclasses total.

Is Herman Miller, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Herman Miller, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -42% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Herman Miller, Inc.'s patents?

Herman Miller, Inc.'s patents average 9.6 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 Herman Miller, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Herman Miller, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 146 granted patents across 38 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: A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Herman ranks #2,658 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 146 patents across 38 technology areas.

#2,658
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.3/100): 9.6
avg claims per patent: -42%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2658 · US Corporation #2,658 · 146 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 146 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,658/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Alexion Pharmaceutic…
CPC-FOCUS A47C · 38 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -42% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (±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 Herman’s 45.3 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 17.2 pts (38%) Velocity 0.5 pts (1%) Breadth 21.8 pts (48%) Claim depth 5.8 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
First Data · near

45
Fujimori Kogyo · near

45
Herman Miller · this assignee

45
Itron Networked… · near

45
The GSI Group · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Herman's Innovation Score is 45.3/100 (top 23% 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 Herman?

Each dot is one of Herman’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). Herman’s own 9.6 claims/patent is at or below the 12.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Herman's grants concentrate

Herman Miller, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 38 CPC subclasses with 19.9% of grants classified under A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (30 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2024. By volume, Herman sits between Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kohler Mira Limited.

Herman's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Herman Miller, Inc. moved from 70 to 5 grants (0.07x 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 #3,206. See the growth leaderboard.

Alexion Pharmaceu…

146
Brita

146
Dorco

146
FMC

146
IPG Photonics

146
Joseph Voegele

146
Kardium

146
Kohler Mira

146
Herman Miller ◀

146

What this shows Herman holds 146 patents at rank #2,658, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Herman

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,658 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47C (Chairs)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Herman, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A47C (Chairs), Herman ranks #21 of 728 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

First Data Corporation 45 Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd. 45 Itron Networked Solutions, Inc. 45 The GSI Group, LLC 45

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.6 here).

National University Orporation Tokyo University OF Agriculture AND Technology 9.6 avg CKD Corporation 9.7 avg Kureha Corporation 9.6 avg Jilin University 9.6 avg

Herman's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 23% higher than 77% 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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Herman Miller, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	18	12.3%
2016	21	14.4%
2017	14	9.6%
2018	13	8.9%
2019	23	15.8%
2020	30	20.5%
2021	17	11.6%
2022	3	2.1%
2024	2	1.4%
2025partial year	5	3.4%

Which technologies does Herman Miller, Inc. patent most?

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 29

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 24

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 14

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 9

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 6

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 5

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 4

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 4

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 3

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 3

H04Q - Selecting 3

Top 15 of 38 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

Herman Miller, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Herman Miller, Inc.'s lead technology class is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds), 19.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47C
Ranked #2,658 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Herman Miller, Inc. against Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.3/100 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

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