USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 2,184 granted patents across 192 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G03F (PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR;).

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

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2,184

Total patents granted

192

CPC technology areas

11.1

Avg claims per patent

+8%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Shin-etsu holds 2,184 US patents across 192 technology areas, rank #180 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#180
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (64.3/100): 11.1
avg claims per patent: +8%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. has been granted 2,184 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. at rank #180 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 192 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G03F (PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR;). As a Foreign Corporation, Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Shin-etsu sits between Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (2,232 patents, rank #176) and Alcatel Lucent (2,140 patents, rank #184) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 64.3/100 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 1,133 grants, compared with 1,051 in the 2015–2019 window, a +8% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign 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. Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.'s 11.1 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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2,232
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2,229
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2,222
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2,210
Shin-etsu Chemical ◀

2,184
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2,182
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2,152
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2,149
Alcatel Lucent

2,140

What this shows Shin-etsu holds 2,184 patents at rank #180, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shin-etsu

By rank, the assignees closest to #180 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Shin-etsu's primary technology class.

Shin-etsu's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	234	10.7%
2016	210	9.6%
2017	223	10.2%
2018	208	9.5%
2019	176	8.1%
2020	251	11.5%
2021	189	8.7%
2022	189	8.7%
2023	185	8.5%
2024	192	8.8%
2025	127	5.8%

Which technologies does Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. patent most?

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 665

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 607

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 469

C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 386

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 359

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 352

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 306

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 226

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 157

C09J - ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES 152

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 144

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 113

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 108

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 108

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 101

Top 15 of 192 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#180

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

64.3 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 Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. hold?

Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. holds 2,184 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 192 technology areas.

What is Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 64.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. focus on?

Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G03F (PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR;) with 665 patents. The company has filed patents in 192 CPC subclasses total.

Is Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +8% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.'s patents average 11.1 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 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

Shin-etsu's 2,184 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Shin-etsu ranks #180 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G03F - see who else leads that technology area. G03F 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.