Where does Hesco Bastion Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hesco Bastion Limited ranks #26,465 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 Hesco Bastion Limited hold?

Hesco Bastion Limited holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Hesco Bastion Limited's Innovation Score?

Hesco Bastion Limited has an Innovation Score of 29.6 out of 100 (31st 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 Hesco Bastion Limited focus on?

Hesco Bastion Limited's top technology area is E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures) with 10 patents, ranking #25 of 430 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hesco Bastion Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hesco Bastion Limited's recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Hesco Bastion Limited's patents?

Hesco Bastion Limited's patents average 19.9 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 Hesco Bastion Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

Hesco Bastion Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hesco ranks #26,465 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 7 technology areas.

#26,465
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.6/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26465 · Foreign Corporation #26,465 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,465/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hefei Eswin…
CPC-NARROW E02D · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hefei Eswin Computing Technology Co., Ltd. (±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 Hesco’s 29.6 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 8.3 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hesco Bastion · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hesco's Innovation Score is 29.6/100 (31st 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 Hesco?

Each dot is one of Hesco’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). Hesco’s own 19.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hesco's grants concentrate

Hesco Bastion Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Hesco sits between Hefei Eswin Computing Technology Co., Ltd. and Hilight Semiconductor Limited.

Hefei Eswin Compu…

10
Helsingin Yliopis…

10
Henan Agricultura…

10
Hero

10
Hi-joint

10
Hibot

10
HIL Applied Medic…

10
Hilight Semicondu…

10
Hesco Bastion ◀

10

What this shows Hesco holds 10 patents at rank #26,438, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hesco

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,438 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02D (Foundations)

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

Hesco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Hesco Bastion Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	20.0%
2016	2	20.0%
2017	1	10.0%
2018	3	30.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2020	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Hesco Bastion Limited patent most?

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 10

E02B - Hydraulic Engineering 7

E01F - Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like 4

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Hesco Bastion Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hesco Bastion Limited's lead technology class is E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E02D
Ranked #26,465 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hesco Bastion Limited against Hefei Eswin Computing Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.6/100 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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