Where does International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ranks #2,842 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 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. hold?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. holds 135 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 52 technology areas.

What is International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s Innovation Score?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has an Innovation Score of 53.8 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -28% 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 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s patents?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s patents average 13.2 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 International Flavors & Fragrances 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

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Q: What technology areas does International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. focus on?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 81 patents. Grants appear in 52 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 135 granted patents across 52 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, International ranks #2,842 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 135 patents across 52 technology areas.

#2,842
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (53.8/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: -28%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2842 · US Corporation #2,842 · 135 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 135 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,842/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Freni Brembo S P A
CPC-WIDE A61K · 52 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -28% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Freni Brembo S.P.A. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Darktrace Holdings · near

54
International… · this assignee

54
Medicalip · near

54
Instituto Mexicano… · near

54
Samsung Life Public… · near

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows International's Innovation Score is 53.8/100 (top 8% 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.

How International's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. received 50 grants versus 69 in 2015–2019 (-28% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 22 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 4. Lead class A61K accounts for 60% of the portfolio across 52 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Freni Brembo S.P.A. (#2,838) and Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd. (#2,846).

International's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. moved from 41 to 24 grants (0.58x 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 #2,486. See the growth leaderboard.

Freni Brembo S P A

135
Geodynamics

135
Inalfa Roof Syste…

135
Intel Mobile Comm…

135
Konecranes Global

135
Metra

135
Meyer Intellectua…

135
Nissei ASB Machine

135
International Fla… ◀

135

What this shows International holds 135 patents at rank #2,842, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near International

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,842 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for International, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Medicalip Co., Ltd. 54 Darktrace Holdings Limited 54 Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 54 Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.2 here).

Velos Media, LLC 13.2 avg Connaught Electronics Ltd. 13.2 avg Ansell Limited 13.2 avg Medizinische Hochschule Hannover 13.2 avg

International's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	10.4%
2016	7	5.2%
2017	22	16.3%
2018	11	8.1%
2019	15	11.1%
2020	11	8.1%
2021	15	11.1%
2022	11	8.1%
2023	4	3.0%
2024	9	6.7%
2025partial year	16	11.9%

Which technologies does International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 81

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 79

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 74

C11B - Producing, e.g. BY Pressing RAW Materials OR BY Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining OR Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g. Lanolin, Fatty Oils OR WAXES; Essential OILS; Perfumes 63

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 44

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 33

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 28

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 25

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 22

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 12

A23P - Shaping OR Working OF Foodstuffs, NOT Fully Covered BY A Single Other Subclass 10

A23G - COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof 10

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 9

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 8

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 8

Top 15 of 52 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,842

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #2,842 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. against Freni Brembo S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.8/100 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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