USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Alstom Transport Technologies

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 233 granted patents across 113 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B61L (GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC).

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

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

233

Total patents granted

113

CPC technology areas

11.3

Avg claims per patent

+12%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Alstom holds 233 US patents across 113 technology areas, rank #1,742 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,742
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.4/100): 11.3
avg claims per patent: +12%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Alstom Transport Technologies has been granted 233 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Alstom Transport Technologies at rank #1,742 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 113 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in B61L (GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC). As a Foreign Corporation, Alstom Transport Technologies is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Alstom sits between Williams-sonoma, Inc. (235 patents, rank #1,738) and Magna International Inc. (233 patents, rank #1,746) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.4/100 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 123 grants, compared with 110 in the 2015–2019 window, a +12% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign 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. Alstom Transport Technologies's 11.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, 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 Alstom Transport Technologies against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Williams-sonoma

235
Yoshino Kogyosho

235
JX Nippon Oil & E…

234
Saudi Basic Indus…

234
Aptar France SAS

233
Beihang University

233
Evoqua Water

233
Magna Internation…

233
Alstom Transport ◀

233

What this shows Alstom holds 233 patents at rank #1,742, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Alstom

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,742 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B61L (Guiding Railway Traffic)

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

Alstom's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% 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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Alstom Transport Technologies patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	2.6%
2016	7	3.0%
2017	26	11.2%
2018	25	10.7%
2019	46	19.7%
2020	47	20.2%
2021	41	17.6%
2022	13	5.6%
2023	14	6.0%
2024	7	3.0%
2025	1	0.4%

Which technologies does Alstom Transport Technologies patent most?

B61L - GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC 85

B61D - BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES 46

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 34

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 34

B60M - POWER SUPPLY LINES, AND DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY- PROPELLED VEHICLES 26

B61F - RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES 25

B61C - LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS 25

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 15

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 11

H04B - TRANSMISSION 11

E01B - PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS 10

B60N - SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 9

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 8

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 8

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 8

Top 15 of 113 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,742

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.4 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 Alstom Transport Technologies hold?

Alstom Transport Technologies holds 233 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 113 technology areas.

What is Alstom Transport Technologies's Innovation Score?

Alstom Transport Technologies has an Innovation Score of 52.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Alstom Transport Technologies focus on?

Alstom Transport Technologies's top technology area is B61L (GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC) with 85 patents. The company has filed patents in 113 CPC subclasses total.

Is Alstom Transport Technologies's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Alstom Transport Technologies's recent filing velocity is +12% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Alstom Transport Technologies's patents?

Alstom Transport Technologies's patents average 11.3 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Alstom Transport Technologies 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

Alstom's 233 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - Alstom ranks #1,742 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B61L - see who else leads that technology area. B61L 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.