USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Metso Minerals, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 55 granted patents across 17 technology areas, active 2015–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B02C (CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.3

Avg claims per patent

-28%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Metso holds 55 US patents across 17 technology areas, rank #6,173 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,173
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.8/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: -28%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Metso Minerals, Inc. has been granted 55 US utility patents between 2015 and 2022, placing Metso Minerals, Inc. at rank #6,173 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 17 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in B02C (CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN). As a Foreign Corporation, Metso Minerals, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Metso sits between MAN Truck & Bus SE (55 patents, rank #6,169) and National University Corporation University Of Toyama (55 patents, rank #6,177) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.8/100 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 23 grants, compared with 32 in the 2015–2019 window, a -28% 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. Metso Minerals, Inc.'s 15.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 17 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Metso Minerals, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Metso holds 55 patents at rank #6,173, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Metso

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,173 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B02C (Crushing)

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

Metso's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Metso Minerals, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	10.9%
2016	5	9.1%
2017	10	18.2%
2018	6	10.9%
2019	5	9.1%
2020	17	30.9%
2021	2	3.6%
2022	4	7.3%

Which technologies does Metso Minerals, Inc. patent most?

B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN 49

B07B - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL 18

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 13

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 4

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 3

B06B - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, ; e.g.; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL 2

G10K - SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

E21F - SAFETY DEVICES, TRANSPORT, FILLING-UP, RESCUE, VENTILATION, OR DRAINING IN OR OF MINES OR TUNNELS 1

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 1

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 1

B66C - CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES 1

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 1

F04C - ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 1

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 1

F16H - GEARING 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,173

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.8 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 Metso Minerals, Inc. hold?

Metso Minerals, Inc. holds 55 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2022, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Metso Minerals, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Metso Minerals, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Metso Minerals, Inc. focus on?

Metso Minerals, Inc.'s top technology area is B02C (CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN) with 49 patents. The company has filed patents in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Metso Minerals, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Metso Minerals, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -28% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Metso Minerals, Inc.'s patents?

Metso Minerals, Inc.'s patents average 15.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Metso Minerals, Inc. 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

Metso's 55 grants land it in the top 40% 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 - Metso ranks #6,173 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B02C - see who else leads that technology area. B02C 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.