USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

The Sherwin-williams Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 181 granted patents across 72 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: 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 MATERI).

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

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

181

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.0

Avg claims per patent

-21%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

The holds 181 US patents across 72 technology areas, rank #2,176 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,176
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.2/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: -21%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

The Sherwin-williams Company has been granted 181 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing The Sherwin-williams Company at rank #2,176 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 72 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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 MATERI). As a US Corporation, The Sherwin-williams Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, The sits between Devicor Medical Products, Inc. (181 patents, rank #2,172) and Dräger Safety Ag & Co. KGAA (180 patents, rank #2,180) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.2/100 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 80 grants, compared with 101 in the 2015–2019 window, a -21% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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 Sherwin-williams Company's 13.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 72 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark The Sherwin-williams Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows The holds 181 patents at rank #2,176, 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 #2,176 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C09D (Coating Compositions)

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)

53 Top 9% higher than 91% 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.

View data table

The Sherwin-williams Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	5.0%
2016	16	8.8%
2017	11	6.1%
2018	27	14.9%
2019	38	21.0%
2020	28	15.5%
2021	20	11.0%
2022	12	6.6%
2023	9	5.0%
2024	10	5.5%
2025	1	0.6%

Which technologies does The Sherwin-williams Company patent most?

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 79

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 42

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 29

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 26

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 24

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 20

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 18

B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 18

B44D - PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES 15

B05C - APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 11

B25G - HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS 10

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 9

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 9

B26B - HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

E04F - FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS 6

Top 15 of 72 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,176

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.2 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 Sherwin-williams Company hold?

The Sherwin-williams Company holds 181 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 72 technology areas.

What is The Sherwin-williams Company's Innovation Score?

The Sherwin-williams Company has an Innovation Score of 53.2 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 Sherwin-williams Company focus on?

The Sherwin-williams Company's top technology area is 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) with 79 patents. The company has filed patents in 72 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Sherwin-williams Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

The Sherwin-williams Company's recent filing velocity is -21% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for The Sherwin-williams Company's patents?

The Sherwin-williams Company's patents average 13.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the The Sherwin-williams 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.

How to use this portfolio

The's 181 grants land it in the top 9% 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 #2,176 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C09D - see who else leads that technology area. C09D 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.