Where does W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. ranks #23,655 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 W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. hold?

W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.'s Innovation Score?

W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. has an Innovation Score of 53.8 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. focus on?

W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.'s top technology area is H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy) with 8 patents, ranking #620 of 2,332 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for W. L. Gore & Associates G.K..

What does claim depth mean for W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.'s patents?

W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.'s patents average 16.6 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 W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. 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 Foreign Corporation

W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, W. ranks #23,655 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 18 technology areas.

#23,655
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (53.8/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23655 · Foreign Corporation #23,655 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,655/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Virtual Instruments
CPC-FOCUS H01M · 18 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Virtual Instruments Corporation (±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 W.’s 53.8 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 8.9 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (37%) Breadth 15.0 pts (28%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (18%)

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What this shows W.'s Innovation Score is 53.8/100 (top 8% 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 W.?

Each dot is one of W.’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). W.’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where W.'s grants concentrate

W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, W. sits between Virtual Instruments Corporation and Wbtec, LLC.

W.'s three-year grant acceleration

W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

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What this shows W. holds 12 patents at rank #23,644, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near W

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,644 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01M (Processes OR Means)

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

W.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	8.3%
2022	4	33.3%
2023	4	33.3%
2025partial year	3	25.0%

Which technologies does W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. patent most?

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 8

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 7

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 4

B01D - Separation 3

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 2

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

C09J - ADHESIVES; Non-mechanical Aspects OF Adhesive Processes IN GENERAL; Adhesive Processes NOT Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF Materials AS Adhesives 1

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 1

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 1

D06N - Wall, Floor, OR Like Covering Materials, e.g. Linoleum, Oilcloth, Artificial Leather, Roofing Felt, Consisting OF A Fibrous WEB Coated With A Layer OF Macromolecular MATERIAL; Flexible Sheet Material NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 15 of 18 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

W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.'s lead technology class is H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01M
Ranked #23,655 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. against Virtual Instruments Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.8/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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