USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

HRL Laboratories, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,188 granted patents across 189 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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1,188

Total patents granted

189

CPC technology areas

18.5

Avg claims per patent

-3%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

HRL holds 1,188 US patents across 189 technology areas, rank #366 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#366
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (64.6/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: -3%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

HRL Laboratories, Llc has been granted 1,188 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing HRL Laboratories, Llc at rank #366 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 189 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, HRL Laboratories, Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, HRL sits between Altera Corporation (1,196 patents, rank #362) and Karsten Manufacturing Corporation (1,177 patents, rank #370) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 64.6/100 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 585 grants, compared with 603 in the 2015–2019 window, a -3% 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. HRL Laboratories, Llc's 18.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, 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 HRL Laboratories, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows HRL holds 1,188 patents at rank #366, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HRL

By rank, the assignees closest to #366 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

HRL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 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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HRL Laboratories, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	105	8.8%
2016	116	9.8%
2017	121	10.2%
2018	114	9.6%
2019	147	12.4%
2020	142	12.0%
2021	141	11.9%
2022	108	9.1%
2023	80	6.7%
2024	70	5.9%
2025	44	3.7%

Which technologies does HRL Laboratories, Llc patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 208

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 172

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 117

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 110

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 108

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 83

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 77

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 74

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 69

H04B - TRANSMISSION 60

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 59

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 58

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 56

C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 56

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 55

Top 15 of 189 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#366

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

64.6 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 HRL Laboratories, Llc hold?

HRL Laboratories, Llc holds 1,188 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 189 technology areas.

What is HRL Laboratories, Llc's Innovation Score?

HRL Laboratories, Llc has an Innovation Score of 64.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HRL Laboratories, Llc focus on?

HRL Laboratories, Llc's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 208 patents. The company has filed patents in 189 CPC subclasses total.

Is HRL Laboratories, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

HRL Laboratories, Llc's recent filing velocity is -3% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for HRL Laboratories, Llc's patents?

HRL Laboratories, Llc's patents average 18.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the HRL Laboratories, 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

HRL's 1,188 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 - HRL ranks #366 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.