Where does Xylem IP Holdings, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Xylem IP Holdings, LLC ranks #14,399 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 Xylem IP Holdings, LLC hold?

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Xylem IP Holdings, LLC's Innovation Score?

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC has an Innovation Score of 41.7 out of 100 (top 32% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Xylem IP Holdings, LLC focus on?

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC's top technology area is C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge) with 7 patents, ranking #208 of 1,366 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 34 CPC subclasses total.

Is Xylem IP Holdings, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC's recent grant velocity is -89% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Xylem IP Holdings, LLC's patents?

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC's patents average 14.6 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 Xylem IP Holdings, LLC 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

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 34 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Xylem ranks #14,399 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 34 technology areas.

#14,399
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.7/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14399 · US Corporation #14,399 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,399/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Xage Security
CPC-FOCUS C02F · 34 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Xage Security, 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 Xylem’s 41.7 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 10.7 pts (26%) Velocity 1.7 pts (4%) Breadth 20.6 pts (49%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Xylem IP Holdings · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Xylem's Innovation Score is 41.7/100 (top 32% 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 Xylem?

Each dot is one of Xylem’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). Xylem’s own 14.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Xylem's grants concentrate

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 34 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Xylem sits between XR Lateral LLC and Zanini Auto Grup, S.A..

Xylem's three-year grant acceleration

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

XR Lateral

21
Xtpl

21
Xage Security

21
Xtralis

21
Yeda Research & D…

21
Yotta Innovation

21
ZAF Energy System…

21
Zanini Auto Grup

21
Xylem IP Holdings ◀

21

What this shows Xylem holds 21 patents at rank #14,397, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Xylem

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,397 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C02F (Treatment OF Water)

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

Xylem's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 32% higher than 68% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Xylem IP Holdings, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	28.6%
2016	2	9.5%
2017	4	19.0%
2018	4	19.0%
2019	3	14.3%
2020	1	4.8%
2022	1	4.8%

Which technologies does Xylem IP Holdings, LLC patent most?

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 7

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 6

F24D - Domestic- OR Space-heating Systems, e.g. Central Heating SYSTEMS; Domestic Hot-water Supply SYSTEMS; Elements OR Components Therefor 3

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 3

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 3

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

B01D - Separation 1

E03B - Installations OR Methods FOR Obtaining, Collecting, OR Distributing Water 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

Top 15 of 34 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

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Xylem IP Holdings, LLC's lead technology class is C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C02F
Ranked #14,399 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Xylem IP Holdings, LLC against XR Lateral LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.7/100 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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