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USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 183 granted patents across 34 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES).

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183
Total patents granted
34
CPC technology areas
23.8
Avg claims per patent
+18%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Koninklijke holds 183 US patents across 34 technology areas, rank #2,156 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,156
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.8/100)
23.8
avg claims per patent
+18%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. has been granted 183 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. at rank #2,156 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 34 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 23.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES). As a Foreign Corporation, Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Koninklijke sits between DR. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh (183 patents, rank #2,152) and Pony AI Inc. (183 patents, rank #2,160) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.8/100 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 99 grants, compared with 84 in the 2015–2019 window, a +18% 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. Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.'s 23.8 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 34 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Koninklijke's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Koninklijke holds 183 patents at rank #2,156, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Koninklijke

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,156 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47J (Kitchen Equipment)

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

Koninklijke's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 9 4.9%
2016 19 10.4%
2017 25 13.7%
2018 17 9.3%
2019 14 7.7%
2020 23 12.6%
2021 22 12.0%
2022 13 7.1%
2023 16 8.7%
2024 14 7.7%
2025 11 6.0%

Which technologies does Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. patent most?

Top 15 of 34 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,156

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.8 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 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. hold?
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. holds 183 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 34 technology areas.
What is Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.'s Innovation Score?
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. has an Innovation Score of 57.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. focus on?
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.'s top technology area is A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES) with 145 patents. The company has filed patents in 34 CPC subclasses total.
Is Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.'s recent filing velocity is +18% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.'s patents?
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.'s patents average 23.8 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. 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

Koninklijke's 183 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Koninklijke ranks #2,156 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A47J - see who else leads that technology area. A47J 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

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.