Overall rank by patents
#17,503
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 20 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS).
The verdict
Babcock holds 16 US patents across 20 technology areas, rank #17,503 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Babcock Power Services, Inc. has been granted 16 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing Babcock Power Services, Inc. at rank #17,503 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 20 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS). As a US Corporation, Babcock Power Services, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Babcock sits between Bujeon Co., Ltd. (16 patents, rank #17,499) and Beijing Huashi United Energy Technology And Development Co., Ltd. (16 patents, rank #17,507) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 36.6/100 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 grants, compared with 15 in the 2015–2019 window, a -93% 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. Babcock Power Services, Inc.'s 14.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 20 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Babcock Power Services, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
BUJEON CO., LTD.
16 patents
BULK TANK, INC.
16 patents
BUTLER ENGINEERING AND MARKETING S.P.A.
16 patents
BWT Holding GmbH
16 patents
Bandit Industries, Inc.
16 patents
Bardex Corporation
16 patents
Becklin Holdings, Inc.
16 patents
Beijing Huashi United Energy Technology and Development Co., Ltd.
16 patents
Babcock Power Services, Inc.
16 patents
What this shows Babcock holds 16 patents at rank #17,503, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #17,503 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Babcock's primary technology class.
Babcock's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 46% higher than 54% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 12.5% |
| 2017 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 18.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 6.3% |
Top 15 of 20 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#17,503
Across all tracked assignees
36.6 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Babcock's 16 grants land it in the top 46% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.