Where does Lesaffre ET Compagnie rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lesaffre ET Compagnie ranks #5,604 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 Lesaffre ET Compagnie hold?

Lesaffre ET Compagnie holds 61 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 36 technology areas.

What is Lesaffre ET Compagnie's Innovation Score?

Lesaffre ET Compagnie has an Innovation Score of 48.3 out of 100 (top 17% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Lesaffre ET Compagnie's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Lesaffre ET Compagnie's recent grant velocity is -24% 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 Lesaffre ET Compagnie's patents?

Lesaffre ET Compagnie's patents average 13.8 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 Lesaffre ET Compagnie 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 Foreign Corporation

Lesaffre ET Compagnie

Q: What technology areas does Lesaffre ET Compagnie focus on?

Lesaffre ET Compagnie's top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 38 patents, ranking #278 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 36 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 61 granted patents across 36 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lesaffre ranks #5,604 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 61 patents across 36 technology areas.

#5,604
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.3/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: -24%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5604 · Foreign Corporation #5,604 · 61 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 61 grants
UPPER-Q #5,604/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Institute for…
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 36 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -24% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Institute for Research in Biomedicine (±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 Lesaffre’s 48.3 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 14.3 pts (30%) Velocity 4.6 pts (10%) Breadth 21.2 pts (44%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
BruMate · near

48
Faurecia Autositze · near

48
Cassy Holdings · near

48
Excelitas · near

48
Lesaffre ET Compagnie · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lesaffre's Innovation Score is 48.3/100 (top 17% 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 Lesaffre?

Each dot is one of Lesaffre’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). Lesaffre’s own 13.8 claims/patent is at or below the 13.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Lesaffre's grants concentrate

Lesaffre ET Compagnie is a focused PatentsView assignee: 36 CPC subclasses with 62.3% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (11 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2022. By volume, Lesaffre sits between Institute for Research in Biomedicine and Maxlite, Inc.

Lesaffre's three-year grant acceleration

Lesaffre ET Compagnie shows 13 grants in 2022–2024 against only 19 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Institute for Res…

61
Kolster Holding B…

61
Kraft Foods R & D

61
Kimball Internati…

61
Lone Gull Holdings

61
Light Labs

61
Lineage Logistics

61
Maxlite

61
Lesaffre ET Compa… ◀

61

What this shows Lesaffre holds 61 patents at rank #5,602, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lesaffre

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,602 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Lesaffre, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes), Lesaffre ranks #278 of 4,144 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).

Excelitas Technologies Corp. 48 Cassy Holdings LLC 48 Faurecia Autositze GmbH 48 BruMate, Inc. 48

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.8 here).

Aerin Medical Inc. 13.8 avg Solo Brands, LLC 13.8 avg European Molecular Biology Laboratory 13.8 avg Glenmark Pharmaceuticals S.A. 13.8 avg

Lesaffre's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% 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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Lesaffre ET Compagnie patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	11.5%
2016	4	6.6%
2017	11	18.0%
2018	4	6.6%
2019	7	11.5%
2020	5	8.2%
2021	7	11.5%
2022	3	4.9%
2023	5	8.2%
2024	5	8.2%
2025partial year	3	4.9%

Which technologies does Lesaffre ET Compagnie patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 38

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 20

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 20

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 15

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 13

A21D - Treatment OF Flour OR Dough FOR Baking, e.g. BY Addition OF MATERIALS; BAKING; Bakery Products 12

C12Y - Enzymes 11

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 11

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 10

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 6

C07K - Peptides 5

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 4

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 3

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 3

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 2

Top 15 of 36 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Lesaffre ET Compagnie's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Lesaffre ET Compagnie's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 62.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #5,604 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lesaffre ET Compagnie against Institute for Research in Biomedicine, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.3/100 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

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 by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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