USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

MARY KAY Inc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 329 granted patents across 18 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61Q (SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS).

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

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329

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.9

Avg claims per patent

-9%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

MARY holds 329 US patents across 18 technology areas, rank #1,285 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,285
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.9/100): 10.9
avg claims per patent: -9%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

MARY KAY Inc has been granted 329 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing MARY KAY Inc at rank #1,285 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 18 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61Q (SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS). As a US Corporation, MARY KAY Inc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, MARY sits between Rheem Manufacturing Company (330 patents, rank #1,281) and Yissum Research Development Company OF THE Hebrew University OF Jerusalem Ltd. (329 patents, rank #1,289) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.9/100 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 157 grants, compared with 172 in the 2015–2019 window, a -9% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. MARY KAY Inc's 10.9 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 18 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark MARY KAY Inc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Rheem Manufacturi…

330
Southwest Researc…

330
Thyssenkrupp Pres…

330
Kunshan Go-vision…

329
Monolithic 3D

329
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329
Sew-eurodrive & KG

329
Yissum Research D…

329
MARY KAY ◀

329

What this shows MARY holds 329 patents at rank #1,285, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MARY

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,285 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61Q (Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations)

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

MARY's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 50,000 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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MARY KAY Inc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	29	8.8%
2016	32	9.7%
2017	35	10.6%
2018	34	10.3%
2019	42	12.8%
2020	29	8.8%
2021	22	6.7%
2022	17	5.2%
2023	40	12.2%
2024	31	9.4%
2025	18	5.5%

Which technologies does MARY KAY Inc patent most?

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 242

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 242

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 109

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 15

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 7

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 7

C07B - GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR 7

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 6

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 5

A45D - HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT ; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING 4

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

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

A01N - PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF ; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES ; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 2

Top 15 of 18 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,285

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.9 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 MARY KAY Inc hold?

MARY KAY Inc holds 329 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is MARY KAY Inc's Innovation Score?

MARY KAY Inc has an Innovation Score of 47.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does MARY KAY Inc focus on?

MARY KAY Inc's top technology area is A61Q (SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS) with 242 patents. The company has filed patents in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is MARY KAY Inc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

MARY KAY Inc's recent filing velocity is -9% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for MARY KAY Inc's patents?

MARY KAY Inc's patents average 10.9 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the MARY KAY 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

MARY's 329 grants land it in the top 18% 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 - MARY ranks #1,285 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61Q - see who else leads that technology area. A61Q 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.