Overall rank by patents
#11,460
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 27 granted patents across 0 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015β2023. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength.
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Tefal ranks #11,460 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 27 patents across 0 technology areas.
Tefal has been granted 27 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing Tefal at #11,460 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 0 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 1.0 claims per patent. As a Foreign Corporation, Tefal is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Tefal sits between Suominen Corporation (27 patents, rank #11,453) and THE George Washington University, A Congressionally Chartered Not-for-profit Corporation (27 patents, rank #11,461) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 15.4/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 9 grants, compared with 18 in the 2015β2019 window, a -50% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a companyβs application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.
Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Tefal's 1.0 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 0 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015β2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked β
Suominen Corporation
27 patents
Swiss Timing Ltd
27 patents
TCO Group AS
27 patents
TECHNO-UMG CO., LTD.
27 patents
TEGO, INC.
27 patents
TEREX GB LIMITED
27 patents
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
27 patents
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, A CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION
27 patents
TEFAL
27 patents
What this shows Tefal holds 27 patents at rank #11,457, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #11,457 in granted patent volume.
Tefal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0β100)
15 Top 97% higher than 3% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score Β· 2015β2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020βpresent) versus the 2015β2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 18.5% |
| 2016 | 3 | 11.1% |
| 2017 | 5 | 18.5% |
| 2018 | 5 | 18.5% |
| 2020 | 5 | 18.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 3.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 3.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 7.4% |
Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.
Overall rank by patents
#11,460
of 50,000 tracked assignees
15.4 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Tefal's 27 grants land it in the top 97% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.