Where does Sephora USA, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sephora USA, Inc. ranks #23,359 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 Sephora USA, Inc. hold?

Sephora USA, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Sephora USA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Sephora USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.6 out of 100 (top 38% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sephora USA, Inc. focus on?

Sephora USA, Inc.'s top technology area is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General) with 10 patents, ranking #1,254 of 6,389 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sephora USA, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Sephora USA, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +20% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Sephora USA, Inc.'s patents?

Sephora USA, Inc.'s patents average 23.3 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 Sephora USA, 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

Sephora USA, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 17 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: G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sephora ranks #23,359 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 17 technology areas.

#23,359
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 38%
by Innovation Score (39.6/100): 23.3
avg claims per patent: +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23359 · US Corporation #23,359 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,359/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SecureKey
CPC-FOCUS G06T · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SecureKey Technologies 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 Sephora’s 39.6 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 8.9 pts (22%) Velocity 2.2 pts (6%) Breadth 14.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 14.0 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sephora USA · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sephora's Innovation Score is 39.6/100 (top 38% 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 Sephora?

Each dot is one of Sephora’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). Sephora’s own 23.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Sephora's grants concentrate

Sephora USA, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Sephora sits between SecureKey Technologies Inc. and Shandong Agricultural University.

Sephora's three-year grant acceleration

Sephora USA, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Securekey

12
Security Matters

12
Sensitec

12
Sentinel Hydrosol…

12
Serendipity

12
Seventh Sense Bio…

12
Shamrock Seed

12
Shandong Agricult…

12
Sephora USA ◀

12

What this shows Sephora holds 12 patents at rank #23,424, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sephora

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,424 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation)

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

Sephora's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 38% higher than 62% 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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Sephora USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	8.3%
2016	2	16.7%
2019	2	16.7%
2020	3	25.0%
2021	1	8.3%
2022	1	8.3%
2024	1	8.3%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Sephora USA, Inc. patent most?

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 10

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 10

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 8

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 8

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 4

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

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 2

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

H04B - Transmission 1

Top 15 of 17 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

Sephora USA, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Sephora USA, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06T
Ranked #23,359 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sephora USA, Inc. against SecureKey Technologies Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.6/100 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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