Where does Matthews International Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Matthews International Corporation ranks #4,897 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 Matthews International Corporation hold?

Matthews International Corporation holds 71 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 44 technology areas.

What is Matthews International Corporation's Innovation Score?

Matthews International Corporation has an Innovation Score of 56.4 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Matthews International Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Matthews International Corporation's recent grant velocity is +120% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Matthews International Corporation's patents?

Matthews International Corporation's patents average 14.8 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 Matthews International 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Matthews International Corporation

Q: What technology areas does Matthews International Corporation focus on?

Matthews International Corporation's top technology area is B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors) with 14 patents, ranking #97 of 598 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 44 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 71 granted patents across 44 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Matthews ranks #4,897 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 71 patents across 44 technology areas.

#4,897
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.4/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: +120%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4897 · US Corporation #4,897 · 71 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 71 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,897/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Luxembourg Institute…
CPC-WIDE B41J · 44 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +120% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST) (±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 Matthews’s 56.4 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 14.8 pts (26%) Velocity 9.3 pts (16%) Breadth 23.5 pts (42%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
British American… · near

56
Kent State University · near

56
Matthews International · this assignee

56
Varian Semiconductor… · near

56
Verint Americas · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Matthews's Innovation Score is 56.4/100 (top 6% 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 Matthews?

Each dot is one of Matthews’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). Matthews’s own 14.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Matthews's grants concentrate

Matthews International Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 44 CPC subclasses with 19.7% of grants classified under B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (16 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2019. By volume, Matthews sits between Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST) and NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc..

Matthews's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Matthews International Corporation moved from 20 to 28 grants (1.40x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Luxembourg Instit…

71
Markforged

71
MOR Research Appl…

71
Manitowoc Crane C…

71
Mcalister

71
National Universi…

71
National Universi…

71
NGM Biopharmaceut…

71
Matthews Internat… ◀

71

What this shows Matthews holds 71 patents at rank #4,898, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Matthews

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,898 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B41J (Typewriters)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Matthews, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B41J (Typewriters), Matthews ranks #97 of 598 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Kent State University 56 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited 56 Verint Americas Inc. 56 Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.8 here).

Etel S.A. 14.8 avg Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 14.8 avg Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU Leuven R&D 14.8 avg Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd. 14.8 avg

Matthews's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Matthews International Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	16	22.5%
2019	4	5.6%
2020	7	9.9%
2021	9	12.7%
2022	7	9.9%
2023	13	18.3%
2024	8	11.3%
2025partial year	7	9.9%

Which technologies does Matthews International Corporation patent most?

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors 14

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 13

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 11

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 10

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 9

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 8

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 6

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 6

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 6

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 6

B05C - Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 5

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 5

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 5

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 5

Top 15 of 44 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

Matthews International Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Matthews International Corporation's lead technology class is B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors), 19.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B41J
Ranked #4,897 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Matthews International Corporation against Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.4/100 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

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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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