USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Sulzer Mixpac Ag

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 106 granted patents across 31 technology areas, active 2015–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B05C (APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL).

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

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106

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.3

Avg claims per patent

-62%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sulzer holds 106 US patents across 31 technology areas, rank #3,484 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,484
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.7/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -62%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sulzer Mixpac Ag has been granted 106 US utility patents between 2015 and 2022, placing Sulzer Mixpac Ag at rank #3,484 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 31 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in B05C (APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL). As a Foreign Corporation, Sulzer Mixpac Ag is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sulzer sits between Lupin Limited (106 patents, rank #3,480) and VCE IP Holding Company Llc (106 patents, rank #3,488) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 44.7/100 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 29 grants, compared with 77 in the 2015–2019 window, a -62% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Sulzer Mixpac Ag's 14.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 31 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sulzer Mixpac Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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106

What this shows Sulzer holds 106 patents at rank #3,484, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sulzer

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,484 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces)

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

Sulzer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Sulzer Mixpac Ag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	15	14.2%
2016	11	10.4%
2017	14	13.2%
2018	14	13.2%
2019	23	21.7%
2020	16	15.1%
2021	11	10.4%
2022	2	1.9%

Which technologies does Sulzer Mixpac Ag patent most?

B05C - APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 62

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 30

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 26

A61C - DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE 21

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 15

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 10

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 9

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 7

A45D - HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT ; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 5

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 4

B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 4

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 4

A46B - BRUSHES 2

A61D - VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS 2

Top 15 of 31 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,484

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.7 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 Sulzer Mixpac Ag hold?

Sulzer Mixpac Ag holds 106 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2022, spanning 31 technology areas.

What is Sulzer Mixpac Ag's Innovation Score?

Sulzer Mixpac Ag has an Innovation Score of 44.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sulzer Mixpac Ag focus on?

Sulzer Mixpac Ag's top technology area is B05C (APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL) with 62 patents. The company has filed patents in 31 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sulzer Mixpac Ag's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Sulzer Mixpac Ag's recent filing velocity is -62% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Sulzer Mixpac Ag's patents?

Sulzer Mixpac Ag's patents average 14.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Sulzer Mixpac Ag 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

Sulzer's 106 grants land it in the top 25% 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 - Sulzer ranks #3,484 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B05C - see who else leads that technology area. B05C 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.