USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Polaris Industries Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 563 granted patents across 104 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: 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 DASHB).

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

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563

Total patents granted

104

CPC technology areas

18.7

Avg claims per patent

+137%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Polaris holds 563 US patents across 104 technology areas, rank #814 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#814
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.6/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: +137%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Polaris Industries Inc. has been granted 563 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Polaris Industries Inc. at rank #814 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 104 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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 DASHB). As a US Corporation, Polaris Industries Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Polaris sits between Wonderland Switzerland Ag (570 patents, rank #810) and Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki (561 patents, rank #818) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 66.6/100 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 396 grants, compared with 167 in the 2015–2019 window, a +137% 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. Polaris Industries Inc.'s 18.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Polaris Industries Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Wonderland Switze…

570
Hill-rom Services

569
Tetra Laval Holdi…

568
Sekisui Chemical

565
Under Armour

563
Polaris Industries ◀

563
Arts

561
Gilead Sciences

561
Yaskawa Denki

561

What this shows Polaris holds 563 patents at rank #814, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Polaris

By rank, the assignees closest to #814 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60K (Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmi…)

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

Polaris's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Polaris Industries Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	42	7.5%
2016	23	4.1%
2017	38	6.7%
2018	24	4.3%
2019	40	7.1%
2020	55	9.8%
2021	65	11.5%
2022	58	10.3%
2023	63	11.2%
2024	83	14.7%
2025	72	12.8%

Which technologies does Polaris Industries Inc. patent most?

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 201

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 185

B60G - VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS 135

B60Y - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 121

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 99

B62M - RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES 75

B60N - SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 65

F16H - GEARING 57

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 55

B62K - CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE 55

F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL 48

B62J - CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS 47

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 45

F02D - CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES 41

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 30

Top 15 of 104 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#814

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

66.6 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 Polaris Industries Inc. hold?

Polaris Industries Inc. holds 563 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 104 technology areas.

What is Polaris Industries Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Polaris Industries Inc. has an Innovation Score of 66.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Polaris Industries Inc. focus on?

Polaris Industries Inc.'s top technology area is 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 ) with 201 patents. The company has filed patents in 104 CPC subclasses total.

Is Polaris Industries Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Polaris Industries Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +137% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Polaris Industries Inc.'s patents?

Polaris Industries Inc.'s patents average 18.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Polaris Industries 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

Polaris's 563 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Polaris ranks #814 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60K - see who else leads that technology area. B60K 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.