Where does Neenah Paper, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Neenah Paper, Inc. ranks #36,636 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 Neenah Paper, Inc. hold?

Neenah Paper, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Neenah Paper, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Neenah Paper, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.7 out of 100 (35th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Neenah Paper, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Neenah Paper, 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 Neenah Paper, Inc.'s patents?

Neenah Paper, Inc.'s patents average 18.9 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 Neenah Paper, 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

Neenah Paper, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Neenah Paper, Inc. focus on?

Neenah Paper, Inc.'s top technology area is D21H (Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 4 patents, ranking #100 of 361 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: D21H (Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherw).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Neenah ranks #36,636 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 12 technology areas.

#36,636
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.7/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36636 · US Corporation #36,636 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,636/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Natural Power Concepts
CPC-FOCUS D21H · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Natural Power Concepts, 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 Neenah’s 30.7 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 7.2 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (40%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Neenah Paper · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Neenah's Innovation Score is 30.7/100 (35th 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 Neenah?

Each dot is one of Neenah’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). Neenah’s own 18.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Neenah's grants concentrate

Neenah Paper, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under D21H (Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherw). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Neenah sits between Natural Power Concepts, Inc. and Nerdio, Inc..

Natural Power Con…

7
Naturs Design

7
Nectar Services

7
Nedap

7
Nelson Mandela Me…

7
Neogenix

7
Neon Evolution

7
Nerdio

7
Neenah Paper ◀

7

What this shows Neenah holds 7 patents at rank #36,693, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Neenah

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,693 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D21H (Pulp Compositions)

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

Neenah's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 35th percentile higher than 35% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Neenah Paper, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2016	3	42.9%
2017	3	42.9%

Which technologies does Neenah Paper, Inc. patent most?

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

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 2

D04H - Making Textile Fabrics, e.g. From Fibres OR Filamentary Material ; Fabrics Made BY Such Processes OR Apparatus, e.g. Felts, Non-woven FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; Wadding ; ; Non-woven Fabrics From Staple Fibres, Filaments OR Yarns, Bonded With AT Least ONE Web-like Material During Their Consolidation 2

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 2

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 2

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 1

D06P - Dyeing OR Printing TEXTILES; Dyeing Leather, Furs OR Solid Macromolecular Substances IN ANY Form 1

D06B - Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids, Gases OR Vapours 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

B43L - Articles FOR Writing OR Drawing UPON; ; Writing OR Drawing AIDS;; Accessories FOR Writing OR Drawing 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Neenah Paper, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Neenah Paper, Inc.'s lead technology class is D21H (Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherw), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D21H
Ranked #36,636 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Neenah Paper, Inc. against Natural Power Concepts, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.7/100 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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