Overall rank by patents
#31,902
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 14 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F22B (METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS).
The verdict
HRST holds 8 US patents across 14 technology areas, rank #31,902 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
HRST, Inc. has been granted 8 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing HRST, Inc. at rank #31,902 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 14 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in F22B (METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS). As a US Corporation, HRST, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, HRST sits between Horiba France SAS (8 patents, rank #31,898) and Htl-strefa Spolka Akcyjna (8 patents, rank #31,906) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 37.0/100 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 5 grants, compared with 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a +67% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. HRST, Inc.'s 15.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 14 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark HRST, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
HORIBA FRANCE SAS
8 patents
HOSOKAWA ALPINE Aktiengesellschaft
8 patents
HOWA PLASTICS CO., LTD.
8 patents
HRM Enterprises, Inc.
8 patents
HS Labs, Inc.
8 patents
HSEB Dresden GmbH
8 patents
HSIN LUNG ACCESSORIES CO., LTD.
8 patents
HTL-STREFA SPOLKA AKCYJNA
8 patents
HRST, Inc.
8 patents
What this shows HRST holds 8 patents at rank #31,902, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #31,902 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in HRST's primary technology class.
HRST's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 25.0% |
Top 14 of 14 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#31,902
Across all tracked assignees
37.0 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
HRST's 8 grants land it in the top 45% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.