USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

The Gillette Company Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 830 granted patents across 98 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B26B (HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

830

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

7.0

Avg claims per patent

+58%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

The holds 830 US patents across 98 technology areas, rank #538 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#538
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.3/100): 7.0
avg claims per patent: +58%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

The Gillette Company Llc has been granted 830 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing The Gillette Company Llc at rank #538 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 98 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in B26B (HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a US Corporation, The Gillette Company Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, The sits between Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (841 patents, rank #534) and Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. (825 patents, rank #542) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.3/100 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 508 grants, compared with 322 in the 2015–2019 window, a +58% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. The Gillette Company Llc's 7.0 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 98 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark The Gillette Company Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows The holds 830 patents at rank #538, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near The

By rank, the assignees closest to #538 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools)

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

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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The Gillette Company Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	75	9.0%
2016	50	6.0%
2017	66	8.0%
2018	68	8.2%
2019	63	7.6%
2020	86	10.4%
2021	64	7.7%
2022	82	9.9%
2023	103	12.4%
2024	97	11.7%
2025	76	9.2%

Which technologies does The Gillette Company Llc patent most?

B26B - HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 266

A46B - BRUSHES 53

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 36

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 30

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 24

A45D - HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT ; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING 24

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 20

A61C - DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE 20

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 19

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 18

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 17

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 15

A46D - MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES 14

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 11

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 11

Top 15 of 98 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#538

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.3 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 The Gillette Company Llc hold?

The Gillette Company Llc holds 830 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 98 technology areas.

What is The Gillette Company Llc's Innovation Score?

The Gillette Company Llc has an Innovation Score of 61.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does The Gillette Company Llc focus on?

The Gillette Company Llc's top technology area is B26B (HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 266 patents. The company has filed patents in 98 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Gillette Company Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

The Gillette Company Llc's recent filing velocity is +58% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for The Gillette Company Llc's patents?

The Gillette Company Llc's patents average 7.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the The Gillette Company Llc 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

The's 830 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - The ranks #538 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B26B - see who else leads that technology area. B26B 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.