Where does Reckitt Benckiser LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Reckitt Benckiser LLC ranks #4,353 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 Reckitt Benckiser LLC hold?

Reckitt Benckiser LLC holds 82 US utility patents granted 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 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Reckitt Benckiser LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Reckitt Benckiser LLC's recent grant velocity is -91% 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 Reckitt Benckiser LLC's patents?

Reckitt Benckiser LLC's patents average 7.2 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 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Reckitt Benckiser LLC

Q: 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, ranking #43 of 397 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 82 granted patents across 26 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: C11D (Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Reckitt ranks #4,353 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 82 patents across 26 technology areas.

#4,353
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.0/100): 7.2
avg claims per patent: -91%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4353 · US Corporation #4,353 · 82 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 82 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,353/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pixtronix
CPC-FOCUS C11D · 26 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.0/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -91% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pixtronix, 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 Reckitt’s 41.0 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 15.3 pts (37%) Velocity 3.3 pts (8%) Breadth 18.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 4.3 pts (11%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
National Dentex · near

41
Reckitt Benckiser · this assignee

41
Shanghai Ninth… · near

41
Tesseract Ventures · near

41
Xenon Pharmaceuticals · near

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Reckitt's Innovation Score is 41.0/100 (top 34% 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 Reckitt?

Each dot is one of Reckitt’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). Reckitt’s own 7.2 claims/patent is at or below the 16.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Reckitt's grants concentrate

Reckitt Benckiser LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 26 CPC subclasses with 14.6% of grants classified under C11D (Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (27 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Reckitt sits between Pixtronix, Inc. and South Dakota Board OF Regents.

Reckitt's three-year grant acceleration

Reckitt Benckiser LLC shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Pixtronix

82
Purina Animal Nut…

82
Qualtrics

82
Reliaquest Holdin…

82
Research Developm…

82
Rheinmetall Waffe…

82
Rush University M…

82
South Dakota Boar…

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.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Reckitt, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C11D (Detergent Compositions), Reckitt ranks #43 of 397 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. 41 National Dentex, LLC 41 Tesseract Ventures, LLC 41 Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine 41

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (7.2 here).

Nittan Valve Co., Ltd. 7.2 avg Point Engineering Co., Ltd. 7.2 avg Shiseido Company, Limited 7.2 avg B1 Institute OF Image Technology, Inc. 7.3 avg

Reckitt's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 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%
2025partial year	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

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Reckitt Benckiser LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Reckitt Benckiser LLC's lead technology class is C11D (Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol), 14.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C11D
Ranked #4,353 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Reckitt Benckiser LLC against Pixtronix, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.0/100 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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