Where does Spectrum Brands, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Spectrum Brands, Inc. ranks #747 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 Spectrum Brands, Inc. hold?

Spectrum Brands, Inc. holds 612 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 88 technology areas.

What is Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Spectrum Brands, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 57.3 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Spectrum Brands, Inc. focus on?

Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s top technology area is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs) with 63 patents. Grants appear in 88 CPC subclasses total.

Is Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -3% 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 Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s patents?

Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s patents average 6.9 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 Spectrum Brands, 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

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 612 granted patents across 88 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: E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Spectrum ranks #747 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 612 patents across 88 technology areas.

#747
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.3/100): 6.9
avg claims per patent: -3%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R747 · US Corporation #747 · 612 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 612 grants
TOP-DECILE #747/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Allergan
CPC-WIDE E05B · 88 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.3/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -3% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Allergan, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Suncoke Technology… · near

57
University OF Hawaii · near

57
Fluke · near

57
Spectrum Brands · this assignee

57
Lego A/S · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Spectrum's Innovation Score is 57.3/100 (top 5% 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.

How Spectrum's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Spectrum Brands, Inc. received 292 grants versus 300 in 2015–2019 (-3% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 96 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 18. Lead class E05B accounts for 10.3% of the portfolio across 88 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH (#743) and SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (#751).

Spectrum's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Spectrum Brands, Inc. moved from 186 to 166 grants (0.89x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,509. See the growth leaderboard.

Fresenius Medical…

615
Dexerials

614
Allergan

612
Ford Motor

612
Spectrum Brands ◀

612
Yahoo Holdings

611
Renault S

610
Roche Diabetes Ca…

610
SK Innovation

610

What this shows Spectrum holds 612 patents at rank #747, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Spectrum

By rank, the assignees closest to #747 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05B (Locks)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Spectrum, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Fluke Corporation 57 Lego A/S 57 Suncoke Technology AND Development LLC 57 University OF Hawaii 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (6.9 here).

Toyo Tire Corporation 6.9 avg Dai-ichi Seiko Co., Ltd. 6.9 avg Fujikoki Corporation 6.9 avg Nitta Corporation 6.9 avg

Spectrum's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Spectrum Brands, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	18	2.9%
2016	39	6.4%
2017	96	15.7%
2018	87	14.2%
2019	60	9.8%
2020	72	11.8%
2021	54	8.8%
2022	84	13.7%
2023	49	8.0%
2024	33	5.4%
2025partial year	20	3.3%

Which technologies does Spectrum Brands, Inc. patent most?

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 63

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 38

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 35

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 35

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 34

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 20

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 18

E03C - Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks 16

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 13

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 12

B01D - Separation 11

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 10

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 10

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 9

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 9

Top 15 of 88 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#747

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s lead technology class is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs), 10.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E05B
Ranked #747 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Spectrum Brands, Inc. against Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.3/100 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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