Where does MSD Consumer Care, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MSD Consumer Care, Inc. ranks #32,552 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 MSD Consumer Care, Inc. hold?

MSD Consumer Care, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is MSD Consumer Care, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

MSD Consumer Care, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 19.9 out of 100 (6th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does MSD Consumer Care, Inc. focus on?

MSD Consumer Care, Inc.'s top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 2 patents, ranking #4,991 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is MSD Consumer Care, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

MSD Consumer Care, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 MSD Consumer Care, Inc.'s patents?

MSD Consumer Care, Inc.'s patents average 2.8 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 MSD Consumer Care, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

MSD Consumer Care, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, MSD ranks #32,552 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 9 technology areas.

#32,552
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 6th percentile
by Innovation Score (19.9/100): 2.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32552 · US Corporation #32,552 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,552/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mountain Valley MD
CPC-NARROW A61P · 9 areas
INNOV-LOW 19.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mountain Valley MD Inc. (±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 MSD’s 19.9 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 7.6 pts (38%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (53%) Claim depth 1.7 pts (9%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dongguan Yuanchuang… · near

20
Humancentric Ventures · near

20
Home Skinovations · near

20
Khoury Medical Devices · near

20
MSD Consumer Care · this assignee

20
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows MSD's Innovation Score is 19.9/100 (6th percentile 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 MSD?

Each dot is one of MSD’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). MSD’s own 2.8 claims/patent is at or below the 13.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where MSD's grants concentrate

MSD Consumer Care, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2016. By volume, MSD sits between Mountain Valley MD Inc. and Muuto A/S.

Mountain Valley MD

8
Mpnics

8
MRV Systems

8
MS Directional

8
Mtekvision

8
Mueller Textil

8
Murata Vios

8
Muuto A/S

8
MSD Consumer Care ◀

8

What this shows MSD holds 8 patents at rank #32,468, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MSD

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,468 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for MSD, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), MSD ranks #4,991 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (20 here).

Home Skinovations Ltd. 20 Khoury Medical Devices, LLC 20 Humancentric Ventures LLC 20 Dongguan Yuanchuang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. 20

MSD's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

20 6th percentile higher than 6% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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MSD Consumer Care, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	62.5%
2016	3	37.5%

Which technologies does MSD Consumer Care, Inc. patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

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 1

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

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 1

A43D - Machines, Tools, Equipment OR Methods FOR Manufacturing OR Repairing Footwear 1

Top 9 of 9 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

MSD Consumer Care, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

MSD Consumer Care, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #32,552 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MSD Consumer Care, Inc. against Mountain Valley MD Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 19.9/100 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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