Where does Solvay Chemicals, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Solvay Chemicals, Inc. ranks #43,212 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 Solvay Chemicals, Inc. hold?

Solvay Chemicals, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Solvay Chemicals, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Solvay Chemicals, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.2 out of 100 (37th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Solvay Chemicals, Inc. focus on?

Solvay Chemicals, Inc.'s top technology area is E21C (Mining OR Quarrying) with 4 patents, ranking #31 of 104 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Solvay Chemicals, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Solvay Chemicals, Inc.'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 Solvay Chemicals, Inc.'s patents?

Solvay Chemicals, Inc.'s patents average 19.5 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 Solvay Chemicals, 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

Solvay Chemicals, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: E21C (Mining OR Quarrying).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Solvay ranks #43,212 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 13 technology areas.

#43,212
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.2/100): 19.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43212 · US Corporation #43,212 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,212/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Soleo Communications
CPC-FOCUS E21C · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Soleo Communications, 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 Solvay’s 31.2 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 6.7 pts (22%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (41%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Solvay Chemicals · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Solvay's Innovation Score is 31.2/100 (37th percentile 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 Solvay?

Each dot is one of Solvay’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). Solvay’s own 19.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Solvay's grants concentrate

Solvay Chemicals, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under E21C (Mining OR Quarrying). By volume, Solvay sits between Soleo Communications, Inc. and Sonceboz Mechatronics Boncourt SA.

Soleo Communicati…

6
Solera Holdings

6
Solis Biodyne OÜ

6
Solus Industrial…

6
Somavac Medical S…

6
Somnus Medical

6
Sonavi Labs

6
Sonceboz Mechatro…

6
Solvay Chemicals ◀

6

What this shows Solvay holds 6 patents at rank #43,301, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Solvay

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,301 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21C (Mining OR Quarrying)

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

Solvay's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Solvay Chemicals, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	33.3%
2016	2	33.3%
2017	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Solvay Chemicals, Inc. patent most?

E21C - Mining OR Quarrying 4

C01D - Compounds OF Alkali Metals, i.e. Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium, OR Francium 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 2

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

Y02C - Capture, Storage, Sequestration OR Disposal OF Greenhouse Gases [GHG] 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

B01D - Separation 1

F23G - Cremation FURNACES; Consuming Waste Products BY Combustion 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

E21F - Safety Devices, Transport, Filling-up, Rescue, Ventilation, OR Draining IN OR OF Mines OR Tunnels 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Solvay Chemicals, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Solvay Chemicals, Inc.'s lead technology class is E21C (Mining OR Quarrying), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21C
Ranked #43,212 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Solvay Chemicals, Inc. against Soleo Communications, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.2/100 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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