USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Orbital ATK, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 87 granted patents across 84 technology areas, active 2015–2018. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F42B (EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

21.6

Avg claims per patent

-100%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Orbital holds 87 US patents across 84 technology areas, rank #4,128 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,128
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.4/100): 21.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Orbital ATK, Inc. has been granted 87 US utility patents between 2015 and 2018, placing Orbital ATK, Inc. at rank #4,128 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 84 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in F42B (EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION). As a US Corporation, Orbital ATK, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Orbital sits between Mobitv, Inc. (87 patents, rank #4,124) and Sumitomo Electric Sintered Alloy, Ltd. (87 patents, rank #4,132) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.4/100 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 0 grants, compared with 87 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Orbital ATK, Inc.'s 21.6 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 84 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Orbital ATK, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Mobitv

87
NTT

87
Nuscale Power

87
Objectvideo Labs

87
Panasonic Energy

87
Rani Therapeutics

87
Sumitomo Electric…

87
Sumitomo Electric…

87
Orbital ATK ◀

87

What this shows Orbital holds 87 patents at rank #4,128, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Orbital

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,128 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F42B (Explosive Charges)

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

Orbital's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Orbital ATK, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	19	21.8%
2016	30	34.5%
2017	21	24.1%
2018	17	19.5%

Which technologies does Orbital ATK, Inc. patent most?

F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION 28

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 18

C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS ; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES 14

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 9

F02K - JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 9

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 8

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 7

F42C - AMMUNITION FUZES ; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR 7

F41H - ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL 6

F23R - GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS 5

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 5

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 5

F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT 5

F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 5

F23D - BURNERS 4

Top 15 of 84 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,128

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.4 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 Orbital ATK, Inc. hold?

Orbital ATK, Inc. holds 87 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2018, spanning 84 technology areas.

What is Orbital ATK, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Orbital ATK, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 53.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Orbital ATK, Inc. focus on?

Orbital ATK, Inc.'s top technology area is F42B (EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION) with 28 patents. The company has filed patents in 84 CPC subclasses total.

Is Orbital ATK, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Orbital ATK, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Orbital ATK, Inc.'s patents?

Orbital ATK, Inc.'s patents average 21.6 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Orbital ATK, 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

Orbital's 87 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - Orbital ranks #4,128 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F42B - see who else leads that technology area. F42B 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.