USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

W.r. Grace & Co.-conn.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 123 granted patents across 51 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C08F (MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS).

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

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123

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.0

Avg claims per patent

-8%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

W.r. holds 123 US patents across 51 technology areas, rank #3,087 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,087
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.3/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent: -8%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. has been granted 123 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. at rank #3,087 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 51 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in C08F (MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS). As a US Corporation, W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, W.r. sits between Lifetime Products, Inc. (123 patents, rank #3,083) and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (122 patents, rank #3,091) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.3/100 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 59 grants, compared with 64 in the 2015–2019 window, a -8% 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. W.r. Grace & Co.-conn.'s 18.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 51 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Lifetime Products

123
MPI

123
May Patents

123
Soraa

123
W R Grace & -Conn ◀

123
ARM IP

122
Anker Innovations…

122
Beijing Universit…

122
CVS Pharmacy

122

What this shows W.r. holds 123 patents at rank #3,087, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wr

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,087 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08F (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions ONLY Invol…)

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

W.r.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	13	10.6%
2016	15	12.2%
2017	16	13.0%
2018	10	8.1%
2019	10	8.1%
2020	11	8.9%
2021	11	8.9%
2022	14	11.4%
2023	6	4.9%
2024	8	6.5%
2025	9	7.3%

Which technologies does W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. patent most?

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 66

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 53

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 18

C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES 17

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 15

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 14

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 10

B01D - SEPARATION 9

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 9

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 9

C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS 8

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 7

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 6

C09J - ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES 4

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 4

Top 15 of 51 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,087

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.3 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 W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. hold?

W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. holds 123 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 51 technology areas.

What is W.r. Grace & Co.-conn.'s Innovation Score?

W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. has an Innovation Score of 58.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. focus on?

W.r. Grace & Co.-conn.'s top technology area is C08F (MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS) with 66 patents. The company has filed patents in 51 CPC subclasses total.

Is W.r. Grace & Co.-conn.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

W.r. Grace & Co.-conn.'s recent filing velocity is -8% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for W.r. Grace & Co.-conn.'s patents?

W.r. Grace & Co.-conn.'s patents average 18.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the W.r. Grace & Co.-conn. 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

W.r.'s 123 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - W.r. ranks #3,087 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C08F - see who else leads that technology area. C08F 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.