USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Kimberly-clark Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B41F (PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.0

Avg claims per patent

+300%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Kimberly-clark holds 5 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #48,212 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#48,212
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.1/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: +300%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Kimberly-clark Inc. has been granted 5 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Kimberly-clark Inc. at rank #48,212 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in B41F (PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES). As a US Corporation, Kimberly-clark Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Kimberly-clark sits between Keyway Innovations (shanghai) Company Limited (5 patents, rank #48,208) and King Kutter, Inc. (5 patents, rank #48,216) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.1/100 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 4 grants, compared with 1 in the 2015–2019 window, a +300% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Kimberly-clark Inc.'s 13.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Kimberly-clark Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Keyway Innovation…

5
Kickstart Interna…

5
Kigan Industry

5
Kiinja

5
Kimbia

5
Kinetech

5
Kinetics Drive So…

5
King Kutter

5
Kimberly-clark ◀

5

What this shows Kimberly-clark holds 5 patents at rank #48,212, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kimberly-clark

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,212 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B41F (Printing Machines OR Presses)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Kimberly-clark's primary technology class.

Kimberly-clark's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 50,000 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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Kimberly-clark Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%
2024	3	60.0%

Which technologies does Kimberly-clark Inc. patent most?

B41F - PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES 1

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 1

F26B - DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 1

F04C - ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 1

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 1

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 1

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 1

A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRS 1

D01F - CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS 1

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 1

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 1

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 1

D01D - MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#48,212

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.1 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 Kimberly-clark Inc. hold?

Kimberly-clark Inc. holds 5 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Kimberly-clark Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kimberly-clark Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kimberly-clark Inc. focus on?

Kimberly-clark Inc.'s top technology area is B41F (PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES) with 1 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kimberly-clark Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Kimberly-clark Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Kimberly-clark Inc.'s patents?

Kimberly-clark Inc.'s patents average 13.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Kimberly-clark 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.

How to use this portfolio

Kimberly-clark's 5 grants land it in the top 17% 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 - Kimberly-clark ranks #48,212 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B41F - see who else leads that technology area. B41F 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.