USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 132 granted patents across 50 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G11B (INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER).

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

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132

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.7

Avg claims per patent

+40%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hutchinson holds 132 US patents across 50 technology areas, rank #2,896 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,896
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.7/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: +40%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated has been granted 132 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hutchinson Technology Incorporated at rank #2,896 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 50 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G11B (INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER). As a US Corporation, Hutchinson Technology Incorporated is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hutchinson sits between Encore Wire Corporation (132 patents, rank #2,892) and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (132 patents, rank #2,900) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.7/100 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 77 grants, compared with 55 in the 2015–2019 window, a +40% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Hutchinson Technology Incorporated's 16.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 50 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hutchinson Technology Incorporated against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Hutchinson holds 132 patents at rank #2,896, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hutchinson

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,896 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G11B (Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Re…)

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

Hutchinson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 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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Hutchinson Technology Incorporated patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	13	9.8%
2016	12	9.1%
2017	11	8.3%
2018	12	9.1%
2019	7	5.3%
2020	11	8.3%
2021	11	8.3%
2022	15	11.4%
2023	12	9.1%
2024	20	15.2%
2025	8	6.1%

Which technologies does Hutchinson Technology Incorporated patent most?

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 51

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 47

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 30

F03G - SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 30

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 21

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 15

C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR 14

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 14

F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS 12

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 11

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 9

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 9

C23F - NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE ; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D 7

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 6

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 6

Top 15 of 50 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,896

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.7 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 Hutchinson Technology Incorporated hold?

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated holds 132 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 50 technology areas.

What is Hutchinson Technology Incorporated's Innovation Score?

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated has an Innovation Score of 62.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hutchinson Technology Incorporated focus on?

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated's top technology area is G11B (INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER) with 51 patents. The company has filed patents in 50 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hutchinson Technology Incorporated's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated's recent filing velocity is +40% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Hutchinson Technology Incorporated's patents?

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated's patents average 16.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Hutchinson Technology Incorporated 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

Hutchinson's 132 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 - Hutchinson ranks #2,896 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G11B - see who else leads that technology area. G11B 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.