USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Waters Technologies Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 531 granted patents across 99 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

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

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531

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.5

Avg claims per patent

+19%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Waters holds 531 US patents across 99 technology areas, rank #858 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#858
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.8/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: +19%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Waters Technologies Corporation has been granted 531 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Waters Technologies Corporation at rank #858 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 99 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a US Corporation, Waters Technologies Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Waters sits between Kyndryl, Inc. (534 patents, rank #854) and Xiaomi (526 patents, rank #862) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.8/100 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 288 grants, compared with 243 in the 2015–2019 window, a +19% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Waters Technologies Corporation's 16.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 99 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Waters Technologies Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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534
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533
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533
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532
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531
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526
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526
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526
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526

What this shows Waters holds 531 patents at rank #858, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Waters

By rank, the assignees closest to #858 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Waters's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Waters Technologies Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	42	7.9%
2016	41	7.7%
2017	49	9.2%
2018	48	9.0%
2019	63	11.9%
2020	53	10.0%
2021	49	9.2%
2022	48	9.0%
2023	46	8.7%
2024	61	11.5%
2025	31	5.8%

Which technologies does Waters Technologies Corporation patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 444

B01D - SEPARATION 199

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 67

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 67

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 62

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 50

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 28

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 26

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 17

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 17

C07K - PEPTIDES 16

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 13

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 12

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 11

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 11

Top 15 of 99 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#858

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.8 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 Waters Technologies Corporation hold?

Waters Technologies Corporation holds 531 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 99 technology areas.

What is Waters Technologies Corporation's Innovation Score?

Waters Technologies Corporation has an Innovation Score of 62.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Waters Technologies Corporation focus on?

Waters Technologies Corporation's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 444 patents. The company has filed patents in 99 CPC subclasses total.

Is Waters Technologies Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Waters Technologies Corporation's recent filing velocity is +19% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Waters Technologies Corporation's patents?

Waters Technologies Corporation's patents average 16.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Waters Technologies Corporation 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

Waters's 531 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Waters ranks #858 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N 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.