USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Joy Global Underground Mining Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 137 granted patents across 54 technology areas, active 2018–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E21C (MINING OR QUARRYING).

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

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137

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.2

Avg claims per patent

+85%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Joy holds 137 US patents across 54 technology areas, rank #2,809 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,809
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.8/100): 18.2
avg claims per patent: +85%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Joy Global Underground Mining Llc has been granted 137 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing Joy Global Underground Mining Llc at rank #2,809 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 54 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in E21C (MINING OR QUARRYING). As a US Corporation, Joy Global Underground Mining Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Joy sits between HI Llc (137 patents, rank #2,805) and Salomon S.a.s. (137 patents, rank #2,813) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.8/100 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 89 grants, compared with 48 in the 2015–2019 window, a +85% 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. Joy Global Underground Mining Llc's 18.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 54 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Joy Global Underground Mining Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Joy holds 137 patents at rank #2,809, 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 #2,809 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21C (Mining OR Quarrying)

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

Joy's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Joy Global Underground Mining Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	21	15.3%
2019	27	19.7%
2020	25	18.2%
2021	18	13.1%
2022	20	14.6%
2023	12	8.8%
2024	8	5.8%
2025	6	4.4%

Which technologies does Joy Global Underground Mining Llc patent most?

E21C - MINING OR QUARRYING 82

E21D - SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS 48

E21F - SAFETY DEVICES, TRANSPORT, FILLING-UP, RESCUE, VENTILATION, OR DRAINING IN OR OF MINES OR TUNNELS 47

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 38

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 25

E02F - DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING 8

B26D - CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING 5

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 5

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 4

B66C - CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES 4

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 4

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

G01H - MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES 4

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 3

Top 15 of 54 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,809

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.8 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 Joy Global Underground Mining Llc hold?

Joy Global Underground Mining Llc holds 137 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2025, spanning 54 technology areas.

What is Joy Global Underground Mining Llc's Innovation Score?

Joy Global Underground Mining Llc has an Innovation Score of 56.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Joy Global Underground Mining Llc focus on?

Joy Global Underground Mining Llc's top technology area is E21C (MINING OR QUARRYING) with 82 patents. The company has filed patents in 54 CPC subclasses total.

Is Joy Global Underground Mining Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Joy Global Underground Mining Llc's recent filing velocity is +85% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Joy Global Underground Mining Llc's patents?

Joy Global Underground Mining Llc's patents average 18.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Joy Global Underground Mining 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

Joy's 137 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Joy ranks #2,809 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E21C - see who else leads that technology area. E21C 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.