Where does Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited ranks #13,648 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 & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited hold?

Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited's Innovation Score?

Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited has an Innovation Score of 35.7 out of 100 (top 49% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited'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 Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited's patents?

Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited's patents average 19.4 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 & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited

Q: What technology areas does Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited focus on?

Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited's top technology area is 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) with 9 patents, ranking #332 of 2,589 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: 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;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Reckitt ranks #13,648 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 14 technology areas.

#13,648
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.7/100): 19.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13648 · Foreign Corporation #13,648 · 22 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,648/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Quality Vision…
CPC-FOCUS A61L · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Quality Vision International 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 35.7 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 10.8 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Reckitt & Colman… · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Reckitt's Innovation Score is 35.7/100 (top 49% 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 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 18.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Reckitt's grants concentrate

Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 40.9% of grants classified under 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;). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (10 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Reckitt sits between Quality Vision International Inc. and RGF Environmental Group, Inc..

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22
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What this shows Reckitt holds 22 patents at rank #13,643, 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 #13,643 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

36 Top 49% higher than 51% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

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 & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	18.2%
2016	10	45.5%
2017	4	18.2%
2018	3	13.6%
2019	1	4.5%

Which technologies does Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited patent most?

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 9

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 8

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 6

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 6

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 4

A47K - Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories 3

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 3

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 3

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 3

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 2

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 1

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 1

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 1

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 1

Top 14 of 14 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 & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited's lead technology class is 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;), 40.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61L
Ranked #13,648 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Reckitt & Colman (OVERSEAS) Limited against Quality Vision International Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.7/100 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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