3M Innovative Properties Company patents

3M Innovative Properties Company holds 3,203 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents3,203
Recent patents2,534
First publicationNov 1, 2022
Latest publicationApr 9, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity appears to be declining based on the most recent years.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
2022214
20231,042
20241,029
2025759
2026159
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
2022214
20231,042
20241,029
2025759
2026159

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
B32B7/12206
B32B27/08192
G02B5/305171
B32B27/36150
C09J2433/00118

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does 3M Innovative Properties Company have in patentsdb?
3M Innovative Properties Company is linked to 3,203 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does 3M Innovative Properties Company patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Operations & Transport (1,163); Physics (1,147); Chemistry & Metallurgy (1,044).
Is 3M Innovative Properties Company's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 1,029 in 2024 and 759 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Company?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.