Where does Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC ranks #19,576 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC hold?

Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC's Innovation Score?

Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC has an Innovation Score of 31.8 out of 100 (39th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC focus on?

Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC's top technology area is B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers) with 6 patents, ranking #344 of 1,368 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC's patents?

Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC's patents average 16.1 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Caterpillar ranks #19,576 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 13 technology areas.

#19,576
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.8/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19576 · US Corporation #19,576 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,576/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cardionomic
CPC-FOCUS B62D · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cardionomic, Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Caterpillar’s 31.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 9.4 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Caterpillar Global… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Caterpillar's Innovation Score is 31.8/100 (39th percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Caterpillar?

Each dot is one of Caterpillar’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Caterpillar’s own 16.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Caterpillar vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Caterpillar's grants concentrate

Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Caterpillar sits between Cardionomic, Inc. and Ceska Zbrojovka a.s..

Cardionomic

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Cardo Systems

14
Carter Fuel Syste…

14
Cartiheal (2009)

14
Cavnue Technology

14
Cellares

14
Cerenis Therapeut…

14
Ceska Zbrojovka a…

14
Caterpillar Globa… ◀

14

What this shows Caterpillar holds 14 patents at rank #19,611, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Caterpillar

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,611 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62D (Motor Vehicles)

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

Caterpillar's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	14.3%
2016	5	35.7%
2017	5	35.7%
2018	2	14.3%

Which technologies does Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC patent most?

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 6

E21D - SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers 4

E21C - Mining OR Quarrying 3

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 3

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

F16H - Gearing 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC's lead technology class is B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62D
Ranked #19,576 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC against Cardionomic, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.8/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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