USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Materion Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 167 granted patents across 95 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C22C (ALLOYS).

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

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167

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.1

Avg claims per patent

+32%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Materion holds 167 US patents across 95 technology areas, rank #2,348 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,348
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.9/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: +32%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Materion Corporation has been granted 167 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Materion Corporation at rank #2,348 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 95 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in C22C (ALLOYS). As a US Corporation, Materion Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Materion sits between BJ Energy Solutions, Llc (167 patents, rank #2,344) and Tandem Diabetes CARE, Inc. (167 patents, rank #2,352) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.9/100 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 95 grants, compared with 72 in the 2015–2019 window, a +32% 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. Materion Corporation's 17.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 95 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Materion Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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167
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167
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167
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167
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167
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167
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167
Materion ◀

167

What this shows Materion holds 167 patents at rank #2,348, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Materion

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,348 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C22C (Alloys)

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

Materion'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

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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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Materion Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	2.4%
2016	15	9.0%
2017	15	9.0%
2018	11	6.6%
2019	27	16.2%
2020	22	13.2%
2021	18	10.8%
2022	21	12.6%
2023	12	7.2%
2024	16	9.6%
2025	6	3.6%

Which technologies does Materion Corporation patent most?

C22C - ALLOYS 44

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 36

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 32

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 19

C22F - CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS 17

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 17

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 16

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 15

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 13

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 10

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 10

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 10

C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS 9

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 9

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 9

Top 15 of 95 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,348

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.9 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 Materion Corporation hold?

Materion Corporation holds 167 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 95 technology areas.

What is Materion Corporation's Innovation Score?

Materion Corporation has an Innovation Score of 57.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Materion Corporation focus on?

Materion Corporation's top technology area is C22C (ALLOYS) with 44 patents. The company has filed patents in 95 CPC subclasses total.

Is Materion Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Materion Corporation's recent filing velocity is +32% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Materion Corporation's patents?

Materion Corporation's patents average 17.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Materion Corporation 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

Materion's 167 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 - Materion ranks #2,348 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C22C - see who else leads that technology area. C22C 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.