USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Bally Gaming, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 792 granted patents across 48 technology areas, active 2015–2021. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G07F (COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS).

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

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792

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.4

Avg claims per patent

-97%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Bally holds 792 US patents across 48 technology areas, rank #568 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#568
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.6/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: -97%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Bally Gaming, Inc. has been granted 792 US utility patents between 2015 and 2021, placing Bally Gaming, Inc. at rank #568 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 48 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G07F (COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS). As a US Corporation, Bally Gaming, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bally sits between Fortinet, Inc. (801 patents, rank #564) and Yokogawa Electric Corporation (788 patents, rank #572) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.6/100 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 21 grants, compared with 771 in the 2015–2019 window, a -97% 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. Bally Gaming, Inc.'s 18.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 48 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Bally Gaming, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Fortinet

801
Resmed Pty

800
Wipro

794
Alcon

793
Bally Gaming ◀

792
Gentex

790
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789
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788
Yokogawa Electric

788

What this shows Bally holds 792 patents at rank #568, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bally

By rank, the assignees closest to #568 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G07F (Coin-freed OR LIKE Apparatus)

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

Bally's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Bally Gaming, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	144	18.2%
2016	218	27.5%
2017	181	22.9%
2018	116	14.6%
2019	112	14.1%
2020	20	2.5%
2021	1	0.1%

Which technologies does Bally Gaming, Inc. patent most?

G07F - COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 654

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 206

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 55

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 53

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 32

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 29

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 23

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 18

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 12

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 11

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 9

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 8

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 7

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 6

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 6

Top 15 of 48 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#568

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.6 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 Bally Gaming, Inc. hold?

Bally Gaming, Inc. holds 792 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2021, spanning 48 technology areas.

What is Bally Gaming, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Bally Gaming, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 58.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bally Gaming, Inc. focus on?

Bally Gaming, Inc.'s top technology area is G07F (COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS) with 654 patents. The company has filed patents in 48 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bally Gaming, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Bally Gaming, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -97% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Bally Gaming, Inc.'s patents?

Bally Gaming, Inc.'s patents average 18.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Bally Gaming, Inc. 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

Bally's 792 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - Bally ranks #568 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G07F - see who else leads that technology area. G07F 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.