USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Harris Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 437 granted patents across 143 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS).

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

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437

Total patents granted

143

CPC technology areas

20.2

Avg claims per patent

-91%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Harris holds 437 US patents across 143 technology areas, rank #1,006 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,006
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.9/100): 20.2
avg claims per patent: -91%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Harris Corporation has been granted 437 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Harris Corporation at rank #1,006 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 143 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS). As a US Corporation, Harris Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Harris sits between Knorr-bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh (438 patents, rank #1,002) and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (434 patents, rank #1,010) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.9/100 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 35 grants, compared with 402 in the 2015–2019 window, a -91% 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. Harris Corporation's 20.2 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Harris Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Knorr-bremse Syst…

438
Nuvoton Technology

438
Advantest

437
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437
Harris ◀

437
Glaxosmithkline B…

436
Ferrari S p A

435
Hansgrohe SE

435
Akamai

434

What this shows Harris holds 437 patents at rank #1,006, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Harris

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,006 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR ROCK Drilling)

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

Harris'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 · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Harris Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	136	31.1%
2016	97	22.2%
2017	72	16.5%
2018	62	14.2%
2019	35	8.0%
2020	22	5.0%
2021	5	1.1%
2022	5	1.1%
2023	2	0.5%
2025	1	0.2%

Which technologies does Harris Corporation patent most?

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 83

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 66

H04B - TRANSMISSION 54

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 50

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 44

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 39

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 33

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 29

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 27

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE 24

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 24

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 22

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 22

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 19

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 18

Top 15 of 143 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,006

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.9 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 Harris Corporation hold?

Harris Corporation holds 437 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 143 technology areas.

What is Harris Corporation's Innovation Score?

Harris Corporation has an Innovation Score of 58.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Harris Corporation focus on?

Harris Corporation's top technology area is E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS) with 83 patents. The company has filed patents in 143 CPC subclasses total.

Is Harris Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Harris Corporation's recent filing velocity is -91% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Harris Corporation's patents?

Harris Corporation's patents average 20.2 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Harris Corporation 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

Harris's 437 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 - Harris ranks #1,006 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E21B - see who else leads that technology area. E21B 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.