Where does Hexion Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hexion Inc. ranks #4,198 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 Hexion Inc. hold?

Hexion Inc. holds 85 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 45 technology areas.

What is Hexion Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hexion Inc. has an Innovation Score of 52.9 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hexion Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hexion Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Hexion Inc.'s patents?

Hexion Inc.'s patents average 15.3 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 Hexion 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

Hexion Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Hexion Inc. focus on?

Hexion Inc.'s top technology area is C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds) with 47 patents, ranking #90 of 1,741 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 45 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 85 granted patents across 45 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hexion ranks #4,198 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 85 patents across 45 technology areas.

#4,198
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (52.9/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4198 · US Corporation #4,198 · 85 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 85 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,198/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Given Imaging
CPC-WIDE C08G · 45 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Given Imaging Ltd. (±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 Hexion’s 52.9 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 15.4 pts (29%) Velocity 4.6 pts (9%) Breadth 23.7 pts (45%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alma Mater STUDIORUM… · near

53
Hexion · this assignee

53
Indian Institute OF… · near

53
Landa Labs (2012) · near

53
Parallel Wireless · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hexion's Innovation Score is 52.9/100 (top 9% 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 Hexion?

Each dot is one of Hexion’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). Hexion’s own 15.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hexion's grants concentrate

Hexion Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 45 CPC subclasses with 55.3% of grants classified under C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (16 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Hexion sits between Given Imaging Ltd. and Ideavillage Products Corp..

Hexion's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Hexion Inc. moved from 23 to 16 grants (0.70x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Given Imaging

85
Hardware Resources

85
Hasco Vision Tech…

85
HER Majesty THE Q…

85
Holly Hunt Enterp…

85
Hunting Titan

85
Iriso

85
Ideavillage Produ…

85
Hexion ◀

85

What this shows Hexion holds 85 patents at rank #4,198, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hexion

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,198 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY React…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hexion, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY React…), Hexion ranks #90 of 1,741 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Alma Mater STUDIORUM—UNIVERSITÀ DI Bologna 53 Parallel Wireless, Inc. 53 Landa Labs (2012) Ltd. 53 Indian Institute OF Technology Delhi 53

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.3 here).

University OF Oregon 15.3 avg Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. 15.3 avg ST. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. 15.3 avg Oridion Medical 1987 Ltd. 15.3 avg

Hexion's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Hexion Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	10.6%
2016	16	18.8%
2017	12	14.1%
2018	9	10.6%
2019	5	5.9%
2020	10	11.8%
2021	8	9.4%
2022	8	9.4%
2023	7	8.2%
2024	1	1.2%

Which technologies does Hexion Inc. patent most?

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 47

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 38

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 21

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 20

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 17

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 14

C09J - ADHESIVES; Non-mechanical Aspects OF Adhesive Processes IN GENERAL; Adhesive Processes NOT Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF Materials AS Adhesives 12

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 11

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 9

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 9

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 8

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 6

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 5

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 4

Top 15 of 45 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

Hexion Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hexion Inc.'s lead technology class is C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds), 55.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C08G
Ranked #4,198 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hexion Inc. against Given Imaging Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.9/100 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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