Where does W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. ranks #7,215 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. M. Barr & Company, Inc. hold?

W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. holds 46 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is W. M. Barr & Company, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.5 out of 100 (top 25% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is W. M. Barr & Company, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

W. M. Barr & Company, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +2100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for W. M. Barr & Company, Inc.'s patents?

W. M. Barr & Company, Inc.'s patents average 13.0 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. M. Barr & Company, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

W. M. Barr & Company, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. focus on?

W. M. Barr & Company, Inc.'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 11 patents, ranking #276 of 1,818 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 46 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, W. ranks #7,215 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 46 patents across 11 technology areas.

#7,215
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.5/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: +2100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7215 · US Corporation #7,215 · 46 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 46 grants
UPPER-Q #7,215/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Unigen
CPC-FOCUS C09D · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +2100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Unigen, Inc. (±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 44.5 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 13.3 pts (30%) Velocity 11.7 pts (26%) Breadth 11.7 pts (26%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alert Innovation · near

45
Kocher-plastik… · near

45
Sumitomo Electric… · near

45
W M Barr & · this assignee

45
Invently Automotive · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows W.'s Innovation Score is 44.5/100 (top 25% 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 13.0 claims/patent is at or below the 13.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where W.'s grants concentrate

W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 23.9% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, W. sits between Unigen, Inc. and Worldwise, Inc..

W.'s three-year grant acceleration

W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Unigen

46
Vanrx Pharmasyste…

46
Vishay Dale

46
Vision Works IP

46
Windbond

46
Witte Automotive

46
Worldwide Creatio…

46
Worldwise

46
W M Barr & ◀

46

What this shows W. holds 46 patents at rank #7,214, 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 #7,214 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C09D (Coating Compositions)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for W, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C09D (Coating Compositions), W ranks #276 of 1,818 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer, Inc. 45 Alert Innovation, Inc. 45 Kocher-plastik Maschinenbau GMBH 45 Invently Automotive Inc. 45

W.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	2.2%
2020	2	4.3%
2021	6	13.0%
2022	1	2.2%
2023	5	10.9%
2024	8	17.4%
2025partial year	23	50.0%

Which technologies does W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. 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 11

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 7

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 7

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 5

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

B01D - Separation 3

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

Top 11 of 11 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. M. Barr & Company, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

W. M. Barr & Company, Inc.'s lead technology class 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 Materi), 23.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C09D
Ranked #7,215 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare W. M. Barr & Company, Inc. against Unigen, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.5/100 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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