Where does THE Proctor & Gamble Company rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Proctor & Gamble Company ranks #12,708 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 Proctor & Gamble Company hold?

THE Proctor & Gamble Company holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 35 technology areas.

What is THE Proctor & Gamble Company's Innovation Score?

THE Proctor & Gamble Company has an Innovation Score of 41.0 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does THE Proctor & Gamble Company focus on?

THE Proctor & Gamble Company's top technology area is A61Q (Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations) with 6 patents, ranking #192 of 1,001 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 35 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Proctor & Gamble Company's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Proctor & Gamble Company's recent grant velocity is -50% 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 THE Proctor & Gamble Company's patents?

THE Proctor & Gamble Company's patents average 13.8 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 Proctor & 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 Proctor & Gamble Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 35 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: A61Q (Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #12,708 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 35 technology areas.

#12,708
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.0/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12708 · US Corporation #12,708 · 24 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,708/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tejas Research &…
CPC-FOCUS A61Q · 35 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tejas Research & Engineering, LLC (±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.

How THE’s 41.0 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 11.1 pts (27%) Velocity 0.7 pts (2%) Breadth 20.9 pts (51%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
THE Proctor & Gamble · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 41.0/100 (top 34% 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for THE?

Each dot is one of THE’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). THE’s own 13.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

THE vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where THE's grants concentrate

THE Proctor & Gamble Company is a focused PatentsView assignee: 35 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under A61Q (Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, THE sits between Tejas Research & Engineering, LLC and TON a.s..

THE's three-year grant acceleration

THE Proctor & Gamble Company shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Tejas Research &…

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What this shows THE holds 24 patents at rank #12,701, 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 #12,701 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61Q (Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

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 Proctor & Gamble Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	12.5%
2016	5	20.8%
2017	5	20.8%
2018	1	4.2%
2019	2	8.3%
2020	7	29.2%
2023	1	4.2%

Which technologies does THE Proctor & Gamble Company patent most?

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 6

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 6

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 6

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 2

C09J - ADHESIVES; Non-mechanical Aspects OF Adhesive Processes IN GENERAL; Adhesive Processes NOT Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF Materials AS Adhesives 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 1

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

C10L - Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lighters 1

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

Top 15 of 35 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

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

THE Proctor & Gamble Company's lead technology class is A61Q (Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61Q
Ranked #12,708 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Proctor & Gamble Company against Tejas Research & Engineering, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.0/100 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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