USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Toray Industries, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,543 granted patents across 220 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C08J (WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H).

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

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1,543

Total patents granted

220

CPC technology areas

11.0

Avg claims per patent

+10%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Toray holds 1,543 US patents across 220 technology areas, rank #279 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#279
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.7/100): 11.0
avg claims per patent: +10%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Toray Industries, Inc. has been granted 1,543 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Toray Industries, Inc. at rank #279 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 220 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in C08J (WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H). As a Foreign Corporation, Toray Industries, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Toray sits between Colgate-palmolive Company (1,565 patents, rank #275) and Accenture Global Solutions Limited (1,520 patents, rank #283) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.7/100 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 808 grants, compared with 735 in the 2015–2019 window, a +10% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign 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. Toray Industries, Inc.'s 11.0 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Toray Industries, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Colgate-palmolive

1,565
Goodrich

1,557
Motorola Solutions

1,555
Bose

1,553
Toray Industries ◀

1,543
Palantir

1,534
The General Hospi…

1,529
Aktiebolaget SKF

1,526
Accenture Global…

1,520

What this shows Toray holds 1,543 patents at rank #279, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Toray

By rank, the assignees closest to #279 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08J (Working-up)

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

Toray's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 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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Toray Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	137	8.9%
2016	133	8.6%
2017	147	9.5%
2018	165	10.7%
2019	153	9.9%
2020	182	11.8%
2021	175	11.3%
2022	147	9.5%
2023	99	6.4%
2024	117	7.6%
2025	88	5.7%

Which technologies does Toray Industries, Inc. patent most?

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 361

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 280

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 271

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 232

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 228

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 228

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 187

B01D - SEPARATION 185

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 158

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 148

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 144

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 110

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 104

D01F - CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS 102

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 100

Top 15 of 220 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#279

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.7 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 Toray Industries, Inc. hold?

Toray Industries, Inc. holds 1,543 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 220 technology areas.

What is Toray Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Toray Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 61.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Toray Industries, Inc. focus on?

Toray Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is C08J (WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H) with 361 patents. The company has filed patents in 220 CPC subclasses total.

Is Toray Industries, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Toray Industries, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +10% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Toray Industries, Inc.'s patents?

Toray Industries, Inc.'s patents average 11.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Toray Industries, Inc. 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

Toray's 1,543 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 - Toray ranks #279 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C08J - see who else leads that technology area. C08J 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.