USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Xerox Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 3,772 granted patents across 249 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B41J (TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS).

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

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3,772

Total patents granted

249

CPC technology areas

16.7

Avg claims per patent

-54%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Xerox holds 3,772 US patents across 249 technology areas, rank #97 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#97
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (69.2/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: -54%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Xerox Corporation has been granted 3,772 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Xerox Corporation at rank #97 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 249 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B41J (TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS). As a US Corporation, Xerox Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Xerox sits between Deere & Company (3,926 patents, rank #93) and FUJI Xerox Co., Ltd. (3,629 patents, rank #101) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 69.2/100 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 1,182 grants, compared with 2,590 in the 2015–2019 window, a -54% 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. Xerox Corporation's 16.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, 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 Xerox Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Deere &

3,926
Renesas

3,882
Fanuc

3,797
Massachusetts Ins…

3,784
Xerox ◀

3,772
Bayerische Motore…

3,749
KIA

3,712
Sandisk

3,712
FUJI Xerox

3,629

What this shows Xerox holds 3,772 patents at rank #97, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Xerox

By rank, the assignees closest to #97 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B41J (Typewriters)

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

Xerox's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

69 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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Xerox Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	812	21.5%
2016	642	17.0%
2017	475	12.6%
2018	359	9.5%
2019	302	8.0%
2020	242	6.4%
2021	196	5.2%
2022	167	4.4%
2023	232	6.2%
2024	237	6.3%
2025	108	2.9%

Which technologies does Xerox Corporation patent most?

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 781

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 724

G03G - ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY 620

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 614

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 410

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 384

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 342

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 275

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 230

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 205

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 199

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 174

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 155

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 153

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 145

Top 15 of 249 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#97

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

69.2 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 Xerox Corporation hold?

Xerox Corporation holds 3,772 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 249 technology areas.

What is Xerox Corporation's Innovation Score?

Xerox Corporation has an Innovation Score of 69.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Xerox Corporation focus on?

Xerox Corporation's top technology area is B41J (TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS) with 781 patents. The company has filed patents in 249 CPC subclasses total.

Is Xerox Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Xerox Corporation's recent filing velocity is -54% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Xerox Corporation's patents?

Xerox Corporation's patents average 16.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Xerox 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

Xerox's 3,772 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Xerox ranks #97 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B41J - see who else leads that technology area. B41J 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.