USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Ivoclar Vivadent Ag

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 370 granted patents across 73 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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370

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.7

Avg claims per patent

+4%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Ivoclar holds 370 US patents across 73 technology areas, rank #1,144 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,144
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.9/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: +4%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Ivoclar Vivadent Ag has been granted 370 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Ivoclar Vivadent Ag at rank #1,144 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 73 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE). As a Foreign Corporation, Ivoclar Vivadent Ag is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ivoclar sits between Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (371 patents, rank #1,140) and GE Video Compression, Llc (369 patents, rank #1,148) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.9/100 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 189 grants, compared with 181 in the 2015–2019 window, a +4% 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. Ivoclar Vivadent Ag's 15.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 73 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Ivoclar Vivadent Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Ivoclar holds 370 patents at rank #1,144, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ivoclar

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,144 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

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

Ivoclar's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 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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Ivoclar Vivadent Ag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	30	8.1%
2016	38	10.3%
2017	36	9.7%
2018	35	9.5%
2019	42	11.4%
2020	33	8.9%
2021	36	9.7%
2022	35	9.5%
2023	35	9.5%
2024	30	8.1%
2025	20	5.4%

Which technologies does Ivoclar Vivadent Ag patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE 217

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 125

C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS 57

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 45

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 43

C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES 40

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 37

F27B - FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS 32

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 28

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 25

F27D - DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE 23

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

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 19

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 18

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 14

Top 15 of 73 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,144

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.9 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 Ivoclar Vivadent Ag hold?

Ivoclar Vivadent Ag holds 370 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 73 technology areas.

What is Ivoclar Vivadent Ag's Innovation Score?

Ivoclar Vivadent Ag has an Innovation Score of 60.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ivoclar Vivadent Ag focus on?

Ivoclar Vivadent Ag's top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE) with 217 patents. The company has filed patents in 73 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ivoclar Vivadent Ag's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Ivoclar Vivadent Ag's recent filing velocity is +4% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Ivoclar Vivadent Ag's patents?

Ivoclar Vivadent Ag's patents average 15.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Ivoclar Vivadent Ag 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

Ivoclar's 370 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Ivoclar ranks #1,144 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61C - see who else leads that technology area. A61C 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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.