USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Harsco Technologies Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 53 granted patents across 46 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E01B (PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.6

Avg claims per patent

-4%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Harsco holds 53 US patents across 46 technology areas, rank #6,336 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,336
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (50.0/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -4%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Harsco Technologies Llc has been granted 53 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Harsco Technologies Llc at rank #6,336 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 46 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in E01B (PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS). As a US Corporation, Harsco Technologies Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Harsco sits between Greenlee Tools, Inc. (53 patents, rank #6,332) and IKEA Supply Ag (53 patents, rank #6,340) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.0/100 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 26 grants, compared with 27 in the 2015–2019 window, a -4% 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. Harsco Technologies Llc's 16.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 46 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Harsco Technologies Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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53

What this shows Harsco holds 53 patents at rank #6,336, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Harsco

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,336 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E01B (Permanent WAY)

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

Harsco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Harsco Technologies Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	6	11.3%
2018	13	24.5%
2019	8	15.1%
2020	8	15.1%
2021	8	15.1%
2022	2	3.8%
2023	1	1.9%
2024	5	9.4%
2025	2	3.8%

Which technologies does Harsco Technologies Llc patent most?

E01B - PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS 20

B61L - GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC 20

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 8

B61K - AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAYS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

B61D - BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES 5

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 5

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 5

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 4

F24H - FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL 4

B60F - VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES 3

B06B - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, ; e.g.; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL 3

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 3

B61C - LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS 3

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 3

H04B - TRANSMISSION 3

Top 15 of 46 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,336

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.0 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 Harsco Technologies Llc hold?

Harsco Technologies Llc holds 53 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 46 technology areas.

What is Harsco Technologies Llc's Innovation Score?

Harsco Technologies Llc has an Innovation Score of 50.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Harsco Technologies Llc focus on?

Harsco Technologies Llc's top technology area is E01B (PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS) with 20 patents. The company has filed patents in 46 CPC subclasses total.

Is Harsco Technologies Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Harsco Technologies Llc's recent filing velocity is -4% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Harsco Technologies Llc's patents?

Harsco Technologies Llc's patents average 16.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Harsco Technologies 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

Harsco's 53 grants land it in the top 14% 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 - Harsco ranks #6,336 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E01B - see who else leads that technology area. E01B 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.