USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 176 granted patents across 29 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS).

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

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176

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.8

Avg claims per patent

-47%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Rapiscan holds 176 US patents across 29 technology areas, rank #2,232 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,232
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.1/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -47%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Rapiscan Systems, Inc. has been granted 176 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Rapiscan Systems, Inc. at rank #2,232 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 29 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS). As a US Corporation, Rapiscan Systems, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Rapiscan sits between Lisa Draexlmaier Gmbh (176 patents, rank #2,228) and Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh (176 patents, rank #2,236) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.1/100 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 61 grants, compared with 115 in the 2015–2019 window, a -47% 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. Rapiscan Systems, Inc.'s 19.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 29 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Rapiscan Systems, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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176

What this shows Rapiscan holds 176 patents at rank #2,232, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rapiscan

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,232 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

Rapiscan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% 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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Rapiscan Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	38	21.6%
2016	19	10.8%
2017	23	13.1%
2018	15	8.5%
2019	20	11.4%
2020	21	11.9%
2021	9	5.1%
2022	9	5.1%
2023	11	6.3%
2024	5	2.8%
2025	6	3.4%

Which technologies does Rapiscan Systems, Inc. patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 130

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 101

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 32

H05G - X-RAY TECHNIQUE 25

G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES 23

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 21

G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION 20

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 16

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 10

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 10

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 6

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 5

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 4

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 3

Top 15 of 29 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,232

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.1 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 Rapiscan Systems, Inc. hold?

Rapiscan Systems, Inc. holds 176 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 29 technology areas.

What is Rapiscan Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Rapiscan Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 52.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Rapiscan Systems, Inc. focus on?

Rapiscan Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS) with 130 patents. The company has filed patents in 29 CPC subclasses total.

Is Rapiscan Systems, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Rapiscan Systems, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -47% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Rapiscan Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Rapiscan Systems, Inc.'s patents average 19.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Rapiscan Systems, 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

Rapiscan's 176 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - Rapiscan ranks #2,232 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01V - see who else leads that technology area. G01V 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.