USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Reckitt Benckiser Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 82 granted patents across 26 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C11D (DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

7.2

Avg claims per patent

-89%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Reckitt holds 82 US patents across 26 technology areas, rank #4,352 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,352
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.0/100): 7.2
avg claims per patent: -89%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Reckitt Benckiser Llc has been granted 82 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Reckitt Benckiser Llc at rank #4,352 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 26 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in C11D (DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL). As a US Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Reckitt sits between Pixtronix, Inc. (82 patents, rank #4,348) and South Dakota Board OF Regents (82 patents, rank #4,356) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 41.0/100 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 8 grants, compared with 74 in the 2015–2019 window, a -89% 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. Reckitt Benckiser Llc's 7.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 26 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Reckitt Benckiser Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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82
Reckitt Benckiser ◀

82

What this shows Reckitt holds 82 patents at rank #4,352, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Reckitt

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,352 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C11D (Detergent Compositions)

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

Reckitt's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% 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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Reckitt Benckiser Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	27	32.9%
2016	22	26.8%
2017	13	15.9%
2018	7	8.5%
2019	5	6.1%
2020	3	3.7%
2023	3	3.7%
2024	1	1.2%
2025	1	1.2%

Which technologies does Reckitt Benckiser Llc patent most?

C11D - DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL 12

E03D - WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR 11

A01N - PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF ; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES ; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS 8

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 6

A47K - SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ; TOILET ACCESSORIES 5

A47L - DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL 4

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 4

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 3

D06F - LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES 3

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 3

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 2

B67D - DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 2

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 1

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 1

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,352

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

41.0 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 Reckitt Benckiser Llc hold?

Reckitt Benckiser Llc holds 82 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Reckitt Benckiser Llc's Innovation Score?

Reckitt Benckiser Llc has an Innovation Score of 41.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Reckitt Benckiser Llc focus on?

Reckitt Benckiser Llc's top technology area is C11D (DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL) with 12 patents. The company has filed patents in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is Reckitt Benckiser Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Reckitt Benckiser Llc's recent filing velocity is -89% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Reckitt Benckiser Llc's patents?

Reckitt Benckiser Llc's patents average 7.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Reckitt Benckiser Llc 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

Reckitt's 82 grants land it in the top 34% 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 - Reckitt ranks #4,352 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C11D - see who else leads that technology area. C11D 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.