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Lifetime Brands, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 119 granted patents across 20 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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119
Total patents granted
20
CPC technology areas
4.5
Avg claims per patent
+2%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Lifetime holds 119 US patents across 20 technology areas, rank #3,158 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,158
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.7/100)
4.5
avg claims per patent
+2%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Lifetime Brands, Inc. has been granted 119 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Lifetime Brands, Inc. at rank #3,158 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 20 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 4.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES). As a US Corporation, Lifetime Brands, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Lifetime sits between Centripetal Networks, Llc (119 patents, rank #3,154) and Rolls-royce High Temperature Composites, Inc. (119 patents, rank #3,162) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.7/100 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 60 grants, compared with 59 in the 2015–2019 window, a +2% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Lifetime Brands, Inc.'s 4.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 20 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Lifetime Brands, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Lifetime's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Lifetime holds 119 patents at rank #3,158, 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 Lifetime

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,158 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47J (Kitchen Equipment)

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

Lifetime's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 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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Lifetime Brands, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 6 5.0%
2016 9 7.6%
2017 10 8.4%
2018 12 10.1%
2019 22 18.5%
2020 13 10.9%
2021 10 8.4%
2022 8 6.7%
2023 16 13.4%
2024 1 0.8%
2025 12 10.1%

Which technologies does Lifetime Brands, Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

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

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,158

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.7 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 Lifetime Brands, Inc. hold?
Lifetime Brands, Inc. holds 119 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.
What is Lifetime Brands, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Lifetime Brands, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Lifetime Brands, Inc. focus on?
Lifetime Brands, Inc.'s top technology area is A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES) with 8 patents. The company has filed patents in 20 CPC subclasses total.
Is Lifetime Brands, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Lifetime Brands, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +2% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for Lifetime Brands, Inc.'s patents?
Lifetime Brands, Inc.'s patents average 4.5 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Lifetime Brands, 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

Lifetime's 119 grants land it in the top 40% 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 - Lifetime ranks #3,158 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.