Where does The Procter & Gamble Company rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Procter & Gamble Company ranks #65 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 The Procter & Gamble Company hold?

The Procter & Gamble Company holds 5,586 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 238 technology areas.

What is The Procter & Gamble Company's Innovation Score?

The Procter & Gamble Company has an Innovation Score of 68.8 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is The Procter & Gamble Company's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Procter & Gamble Company's recent grant velocity is +2% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for The Procter & Gamble Company's patents?

The Procter & Gamble Company's patents average 13.7 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 The Procter & Gamble Company 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

The Procter & Gamble Company

Q: What technology areas does The Procter & Gamble Company focus on?

The Procter & Gamble Company's top technology area is A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs) with 1,426 patents. Grants appear in 238 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5,586 granted patents across 238 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: A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #65 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5,586 patents across 238 technology areas.

#65
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (68.8/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: +2%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R65 · US Corporation #65 · 5,586 grants

GRANTS-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · CLEAR-GAP · CPC-BROAD · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-LARGE 5.6K grants
TOP-DECILE #65/49,997
CLEAR-GAP Nokia OY
CPC-BROAD A61F · 238 areas
INNOV-STRONG 68.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +2% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nokia Technologies OY (±90 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
Uatc · near

69
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte · near

69
The Procter & Gamble · this assignee

69
BJ Energy Solutions · near

69
Panasonic Intellectu… · near

69
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 68.8/100 (top 1% 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 The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The Procter & Gamble Company received 2,648 grants versus 2,606 in 2015–2019 (+2% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 625 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 445. Lead class A61F accounts for 25.5% of the portfolio across 238 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Capital ONE Services, LLC (#61) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (#69).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Procter & Gamble Company moved from 1,710 to 1,481 grants (0.87x 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 #1,608. See the growth leaderboard.

Capital ONE Servi…

5,990
Infineon

5,936
Hitachi

5,890
SAP SE

5,717
The Procter & Gam… ◀

5,586
Nokia OY

5,496
Kyocera Document…

5,491
Japan Display

5,401
Hewlett Packard E…

5,165

What this shows The holds 5,586 patents at rank #65, 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 #65 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

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

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (69 here).

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 69 Uatc, LLC 69 BJ Energy Solutions, LLC 69 Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America 69

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.7 here).

MX Technologies, Inc. 13.7 avg CSP Technologies, Inc. 13.7 avg Prince Castle LLC 13.7 avg Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd. 13.7 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

69 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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The Procter & Gamble Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	472	8.4%
2016	500	9.0%
2017	560	10.0%
2018	531	9.5%
2019	543	9.7%
2020	625	11.2%
2021	542	9.7%
2022	445	8.0%
2023	477	8.5%
2024	559	10.0%
2025partial year	332	5.9%

Which technologies does The Procter & Gamble Company patent most?

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1,426

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 985

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 873

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 873

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 557

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 486

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 471

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 378

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 378

D04H - Making Textile Fabrics, e.g. From Fibres OR Filamentary Material ; Fabrics Made BY Such Processes OR Apparatus, e.g. Felts, Non-woven FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; Wadding ; ; Non-woven Fabrics From Staple Fibres, Filaments OR Yarns, Bonded With AT Least ONE Web-like Material During Their Consolidation 336

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 301

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 262

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 212

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 155

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 152

Top 15 of 238 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#65

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

68.8 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

The Procter & Gamble Company's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Procter & Gamble Company's lead technology class is A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device), 25.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #65 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Procter & Gamble Company against Capital ONE Services, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 68.8/100 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

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