USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Boston Dynamics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 231 granted patents across 44 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES).

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

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231

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.1

Avg claims per patent

+220%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Boston holds 231 US patents across 44 technology areas, rank #1,756 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,756
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.9/100): 20.1
avg claims per patent: +220%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Boston Dynamics, Inc. has been granted 231 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Boston Dynamics, Inc. at rank #1,756 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 44 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES). As a US Corporation, Boston Dynamics, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Boston sits between Medtronic Navigation, Inc. (232 patents, rank #1,752) and KPN Innovations Llc (231 patents, rank #1,760) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.9/100 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 176 grants, compared with 55 in the 2015–2019 window, a +220% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Boston Dynamics, Inc.'s 20.1 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 44 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Boston Dynamics, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Medtronic Navigat…

232
OFS Fitel

232
Sling Media L L C

232
Trustees of Tufts…

232
Citibank N A

231
Genius Optical

231
JUUL Labs

231
KPN Innovations

231
Boston Dynamics ◀

231

What this shows Boston holds 231 patents at rank #1,756, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Boston

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,756 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25J (Manipulators)

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

Boston's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Boston Dynamics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	0.4%
2017	2	0.9%
2018	28	12.1%
2019	24	10.4%
2020	19	8.2%
2021	26	11.3%
2022	20	8.7%
2023	37	16.0%
2024	42	18.2%
2025	32	13.9%

Which technologies does Boston Dynamics, Inc. patent most?

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 192

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 128

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 101

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 68

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 56

F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 29

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 13

F16H - GEARING 12

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 11

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 10

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 9

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 8

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 8

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 7

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 7

Top 15 of 44 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,756

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.9 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 Boston Dynamics, Inc. hold?

Boston Dynamics, Inc. holds 231 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 44 technology areas.

What is Boston Dynamics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Boston Dynamics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 63.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Boston Dynamics, Inc. focus on?

Boston Dynamics, Inc.'s top technology area is B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES) with 192 patents. The company has filed patents in 44 CPC subclasses total.

Is Boston Dynamics, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Boston Dynamics, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +220% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Boston Dynamics, Inc.'s patents?

Boston Dynamics, Inc.'s patents average 20.1 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Boston Dynamics, 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

Boston's 231 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Boston ranks #1,756 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B25J - see who else leads that technology area. B25J 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.