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IHC Holland IE B.v.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 62 granted patents across 40 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E02F (DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING).

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62
Total patents granted
40
CPC technology areas
16.3
Avg claims per patent
-49%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

IHC holds 62 US patents across 40 technology areas, rank #5,517 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#5,517
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.0/100)
16.3
avg claims per patent
-49%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

IHC Holland IE B.v. has been granted 62 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing IHC Holland IE B.v. at rank #5,517 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 40 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in E02F (DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING). As a Foreign Corporation, IHC Holland IE B.v. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, IHC sits between Groq, Inc. (62 patents, rank #5,513) and Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (62 patents, rank #5,521) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.0/100 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 21 grants, compared with 41 in the 2015–2019 window, a -49% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. IHC Holland IE B.v.'s 16.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 40 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark IHC Holland IE B.v. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at IHC's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows IHC holds 62 patents at rank #5,517, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near IHC

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,517 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02F (Dredging)

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

IHC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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IHC Holland IE B.v. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 2 3.2%
2016 3 4.8%
2017 13 21.0%
2018 12 19.4%
2019 11 17.7%
2020 10 16.1%
2021 5 8.1%
2022 3 4.8%
2023 2 3.2%
2024 1 1.6%

Which technologies does IHC Holland IE B.v. patent most?

Top 15 of 40 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,517

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.0 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 IHC Holland IE B.v. hold?
IHC Holland IE B.v. holds 62 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 40 technology areas.
What is IHC Holland IE B.v.'s Innovation Score?
IHC Holland IE B.v. has an Innovation Score of 48.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does IHC Holland IE B.v. focus on?
IHC Holland IE B.v.'s top technology area is E02F (DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING) with 25 patents. The company has filed patents in 40 CPC subclasses total.
Is IHC Holland IE B.v.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
IHC Holland IE B.v.'s recent filing velocity is -49% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for IHC Holland IE B.v.'s patents?
IHC Holland IE B.v.'s patents average 16.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the IHC Holland IE B.v. 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

IHC's 62 grants land it in the top 17% 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 - IHC ranks #5,517 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in E02F - see who else leads that technology area. E02F 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

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.