Where does Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. ranks #35,708 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 Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. hold?

Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2024 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. has an Innovation Score of 51.2 out of 100 (top 12% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc.'s patents?

Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc.'s patents average 20.4 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 Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. 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

Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. focus on?

Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 3 patents, ranking #1,357 of 3,153 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2024–2025. 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: 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 Arra).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hitachi ranks #35,708 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 11 technology areas.

#35,708
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (51.2/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35708 · Foreign Corporation #35,708 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,708/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hiperwall
CPC-FOCUS G01S · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2024–2025 · 2y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hiperwall, 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 Hitachi’s 51.2 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 7.2 pts (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (39%) Breadth 11.7 pts (23%) Claim depth 12.3 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hitachi Rail GTS… · this assignee

51
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hitachi's Innovation Score is 51.2/100 (top 12% 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 Hitachi?

Each dot is one of Hitachi’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). Hitachi’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 18.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hitachi's grants concentrate

Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under 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 Arra). By volume, Hitachi sits between Hiperwall, Inc. and Hola Networks Ltd..

Hitachi's three-year grant acceleration

Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Hiperwall

7
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7
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7
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7
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7
Hiveio

7
Hobie Cat IP

7
Hola Networks

7
Hitachi Rail GTS… ◀

7

What this shows Hitachi holds 7 patents at rank #35,740, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hitachi

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,740 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01S (Radio Direction-finding)

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

Hitachi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2024–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2024–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2024	3	42.9%
2025partial year	4	57.1%

Which technologies does Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. patent most?

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 3

B61L - Guiding Railway TRAFFIC; Ensuring THE Safety OF Railway Traffic 3

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 2

B61K - Auxiliary Equipment Specially Adapted FOR Railways, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

H04B - Transmission 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

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 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc.'s lead technology class is 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 Arra), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01S
Ranked #35,708 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hitachi Rail GTS Canada Inc. against Hiperwall, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.2/100 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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