USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Nordson Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 469 granted patents across 97 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B05C (APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL).

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

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469

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.1

Avg claims per patent

-37%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nordson holds 469 US patents across 97 technology areas, rank #943 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#943
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.1/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: -37%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nordson Corporation has been granted 469 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nordson Corporation at rank #943 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 97 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B05C (APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL). As a US Corporation, Nordson Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nordson sits between UATC, Llc (473 patents, rank #939) and Ibiden Co., Ltd. (467 patents, rank #947) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.1/100 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 182 grants, compared with 287 in the 2015–2019 window, a -37% 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. Nordson 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 97 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nordson Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

UATC

473
Trading Internati…

472
Adeia Guides

470
Directv

469
Varian Semiconduc…

469
Nordson ◀

469
Nanyang Technolog…

468
Ramot at Tel-aviv…

468
Ibiden

467

What this shows Nordson holds 469 patents at rank #943, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nordson

By rank, the assignees closest to #943 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces)

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

Nordson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Nordson Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	59	12.6%
2016	67	14.3%
2017	54	11.5%
2018	59	12.6%
2019	48	10.2%
2020	41	8.7%
2021	37	7.9%
2022	21	4.5%
2023	23	4.9%
2024	42	9.0%
2025	18	3.8%

Which technologies does Nordson Corporation patent most?

B05C - APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 217

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 143

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 55

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 42

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 37

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 36

A61M - DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR 34

B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 33

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 27

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 26

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 25

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 24

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 23

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 21

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 21

Top 15 of 97 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#943

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.1 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 Nordson Corporation hold?

Nordson Corporation holds 469 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 97 technology areas.

What is Nordson Corporation's Innovation Score?

Nordson Corporation has an Innovation Score of 61.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nordson Corporation focus on?

Nordson Corporation's top technology area is B05C (APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL) with 217 patents. The company has filed patents in 97 CPC subclasses total.

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

Nordson Corporation's recent filing velocity is -37% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

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

How is the Nordson 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

Nordson's 469 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Nordson ranks #943 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B05C - see who else leads that technology area. B05C 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.