USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Caterpillar Global Mining Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 76 granted patents across 48 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E02F (DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.9

Avg claims per patent

-51%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Caterpillar holds 76 US patents across 48 technology areas, rank #4,609 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,609
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.2/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -51%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Caterpillar Global Mining Llc has been granted 76 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Caterpillar Global Mining Llc at rank #4,609 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 48 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in E02F (DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING). As a US Corporation, Caterpillar Global Mining Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Caterpillar sits between Bioverativ Therapeutics Inc. (76 patents, rank #4,605) and Crimson Trace Corporation (76 patents, rank #4,613) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.2/100 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 25 grants, compared with 51 in the 2015–2019 window, a -51% 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. Caterpillar Global Mining Llc's 16.9 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 Caterpillar Global Mining Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Caterpillar holds 76 patents at rank #4,609, 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 #4,609 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02F (Dredging)

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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

62 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 · 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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Caterpillar Global Mining Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	23	30.3%
2016	13	17.1%
2017	5	6.6%
2018	6	7.9%
2019	4	5.3%
2020	2	2.6%
2021	3	3.9%
2022	7	9.2%
2023	4	5.3%
2024	6	7.9%
2025	3	3.9%

Which technologies does Caterpillar Global Mining Llc patent most?

E02F - DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING 54

F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 11

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 7

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 7

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 6

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS 5

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 4

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 3

E21C - MINING OR QUARRYING 3

B23P - METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS 2

B66C - CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES 2

B66F - HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD 2

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 2

E21F - SAFETY DEVICES, TRANSPORT, FILLING-UP, RESCUE, VENTILATION, OR DRAINING IN OR OF MINES OR TUNNELS 2

Top 15 of 48 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,609

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.2 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 Caterpillar Global Mining Llc hold?

Caterpillar Global Mining Llc holds 76 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 48 technology areas.

What is Caterpillar Global Mining Llc's Innovation Score?

Caterpillar Global Mining Llc has an Innovation Score of 62.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Caterpillar Global Mining Llc focus on?

Caterpillar Global Mining Llc's top technology area is E02F (DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING) with 54 patents. The company has filed patents in 48 CPC subclasses total.

Is Caterpillar Global Mining Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Caterpillar Global Mining Llc's recent filing velocity is -51% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Caterpillar Global Mining Llc's patents average 16.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Caterpillar Global Mining 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.

How to use this portfolio

Caterpillar's 76 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 - Caterpillar ranks #4,609 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E02F - see who else leads that technology area. E02F 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.