Where does JOY Global Longview Operations LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), JOY Global Longview Operations LLC ranks #48,009 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 JOY Global Longview Operations LLC hold?

JOY Global Longview Operations LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is JOY Global Longview Operations LLC's Innovation Score?

JOY Global Longview Operations LLC has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does JOY Global Longview Operations LLC focus on?

JOY Global Longview Operations LLC's top technology area is E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting) with 5 patents, ranking #107 of 348 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is JOY Global Longview Operations LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

JOY Global Longview Operations LLC's recent grant velocity is -75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for JOY Global Longview Operations LLC's patents?

JOY Global Longview Operations LLC's patents average 18.0 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 JOY Global Longview Operations 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

JOY Global Longview Operations LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, JOY ranks #48,009 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 11 technology areas.

#48,009
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48009 · US Corporation #48,009 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,009/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jossi Holding
CPC-FOCUS E02F · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jossi Holding AG (±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 JOY’s 28.7 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 6.2 pts (22%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (41%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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J-oil Mills · near

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JOY Global Longview… · this assignee

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Silver Creek… · near

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Daca Design · near

29
Mitsubishi Hitachi… · near

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows JOY's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th percentile 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 JOY?

Each dot is one of JOY’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). JOY’s own 18.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where JOY's grants concentrate

JOY Global Longview Operations LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, JOY sits between Jossi Holding AG and Jr286 Technologies, Inc..

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What this shows JOY holds 5 patents at rank #47,962, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near JOY

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,962 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02F (Dredging)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for JOY, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E02F (Dredging), JOY ranks #107 of 348 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (29 here).

Silver Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 29 J-oil Mills, Inc. 29 Daca Design LLC 29 Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd. 29

JOY's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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JOY Global Longview Operations LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2019	2	40.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does JOY Global Longview Operations LLC patent most?

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 5

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 5

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 5

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 5

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 5

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 5

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 5

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 5

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 5

E21C - Mining OR Quarrying 5

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 5

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

JOY Global Longview Operations LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

JOY Global Longview Operations LLC's lead technology class is E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E02F
Ranked #48,009 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare JOY Global Longview Operations LLC against Jossi Holding AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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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