Where does Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. ranks #391 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 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. hold?

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. holds 1,135 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 143 technology areas.

What is Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 63.6 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -19% 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 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.'s patents?

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.'s patents average 14.2 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 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, 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

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. focus on?

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 427 patents, ranking #10 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 143 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,135 granted patents across 143 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: 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 Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kimberly-clark ranks #391 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 1,135 patents across 143 technology areas.

#391
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.6/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: -19%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R391 · US Corporation #391 · 1,135 grants

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

GRANTS-LARGE 1.1K grants
TOP-DECILE #391/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Taiyo Yuden
CPC-WIDE A61F · 143 areas
INNOV-STRONG 63.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -19% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Taiyo Yuden Co., 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 Kimberly-clark’s 63.6 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 24.3 pts (38%) Velocity 5.8 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Assa Abloy AB · near

64
Boehringer Ingelheim… · near

64
Kimberly-Clark… · this assignee

64
Maxell · near

64
Yeda Research AND… · near

64
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kimberly-clark's Innovation Score is 63.6/100 (top 2% 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 Kimberly-clark?

Each dot is one of Kimberly-clark’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). Kimberly-clark’s own 14.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Kimberly-clark's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. received 471 grants versus 584 in 2015–2019 (-19% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 156 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 84. Lead class A61F accounts for 37.6% of the portfolio across 143 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (#387) and Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (#395).

Kimberly-clark's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. moved from 312 to 270 grants (0.86x 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 #1,611. See the growth leaderboard.

Northrop Grumman…

1,140
Cadence Design Sy…

1,138
Aisin Seiki

1,137
Korea Institute O…

1,136
Taiyo Yuden

1,135
Kimberly-clark Wo… ◀

1,135
Orange

1,134
Molex

1,132
Toshiba Medical S…

1,132

What this shows Kimberly-Clark holds 1,135 patents at rank #391, 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 #391 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Kimberly-Clark, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Kimberly-Clark ranks #10 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (64 here).

Maxell, Ltd. 64 Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH 64 Assa Abloy AB 64 Yeda Research AND Development Co. Ltd. 64

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.2 here).

AMS AG 14.2 avg Bloom Energy Corporation 14.2 avg Pantech Corporation 14.2 avg Texas Instruments Deutschland GMBH 14.2 avg

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

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	116	10.2%
2016	156	13.7%
2017	102	9.0%
2018	99	8.7%
2019	111	9.8%
2020	110	9.7%
2021	91	8.0%
2022	91	8.0%
2023	95	8.4%
2024	84	7.4%
2025partial year	80	7.0%

Which technologies does Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. patent most?

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 427

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 182

A47K - Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories 142

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 136

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 124

D04H - Making Textile Fabrics, e.g. From Fibres OR Filamentary Material ; Fabrics Made BY Such Processes OR Apparatus, e.g. Felts, Non-woven FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; Wadding ; ; Non-woven Fabrics From Staple Fibres, Filaments OR Yarns, Bonded With AT Least ONE Web-like Material During Their Consolidation 84

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 84

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 83

D21F - Paper-making MACHINES; Methods OF Producing Paper Thereon 73

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 71

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 55

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 51

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 50

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 50

B31F - Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 42

Top 15 of 143 technology areas

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Data Source

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What to do with this data

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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 Device), 37.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #391 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. against Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 63.6/100 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

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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

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