USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 526 granted patents across 118 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS).

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

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526

Total patents granted

118

CPC technology areas

16.7

Avg claims per patent

-16%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Johnson holds 526 US patents across 118 technology areas, rank #860 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#860
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.7/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: -16%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company has been granted 526 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company at rank #860 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 118 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS). As a Foreign Corporation, Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Johnson sits between Nuflare Technology, Inc. (533 patents, rank #856) and Transportation IP Holdings, Llc (524 patents, rank #864) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.7/100 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 240 grants, compared with 286 in the 2015–2019 window, a -16% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company's 16.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Nuflare Technology

533
Micro Focus

532
Waters

531
Arthrex

526
Lyft

526
Xiaomi

526
Johnson Matthey P… ◀

526
Echostar L L C

525
Transportation IP…

524

What this shows Johnson holds 526 patents at rank #860, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Johnson

By rank, the assignees closest to #860 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes)

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

Johnson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% 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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Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	45	8.6%
2016	43	8.2%
2017	59	11.2%
2018	59	11.2%
2019	80	15.2%
2020	77	14.6%
2021	44	8.4%
2022	37	7.0%
2023	27	5.1%
2024	27	5.1%
2025	28	5.3%

Which technologies does Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company patent most?

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 346

B01D - SEPARATION 312

F01N - GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES 237

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 212

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 125

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 88

Y02C - CAPTURE, STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION OR DISPOSAL OF GREENHOUSE GASES [GHG] 46

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 44

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 37

C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS 36

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 36

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 33

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 32

C07B - GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR 22

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 19

Top 15 of 118 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#860

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.7 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 Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company hold?

Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company holds 526 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 118 technology areas.

What is Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company's Innovation Score?

Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company has an Innovation Score of 59.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company focus on?

Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company's top technology area is B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS) with 346 patents. The company has filed patents in 118 CPC subclasses total.

Is Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company's recent filing velocity is -16% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company's patents?

Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company's patents average 16.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company 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

Johnson's 526 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - Johnson ranks #860 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B01J - see who else leads that technology area. B01J 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.