USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 868 granted patents across 151 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F05D (INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS).

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

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868

Total patents granted

151

CPC technology areas

17.0

Avg claims per patent

+66%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Rolls-royce holds 868 US patents across 151 technology areas, rank #518 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#518
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.4/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: +66%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. has been granted 868 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. at rank #518 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 151 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in F05D (INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS). As a US Corporation, Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Rolls-royce sits between IMEC VZW (876 patents, rank #514) and Sharkninja Operating Llc (862 patents, rank #522) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.4/100 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 542 grants, compared with 326 in the 2015–2019 window, a +66% 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. Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc.'s 17.0 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 Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

IMEC VZW

876
Amgen

875
Georgia Tech Rese…

870
IFP Energies Nouv…

870
Rolls-royce North… ◀

868
Daimler

866
Avago Internation…

864
Zebra

863
Sharkninja Operat…

862

What this shows Rolls-royce holds 868 patents at rank #518, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rolls-royce

By rank, the assignees closest to #518 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F05D (Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-disp…)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Rolls-royce's primary technology class.

Rolls-royce's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	28	3.2%
2016	29	3.3%
2017	62	7.1%
2018	70	8.1%
2019	137	15.8%
2020	135	15.6%
2021	121	13.9%
2022	91	10.5%
2023	67	7.7%
2024	69	7.9%
2025	59	6.8%

Which technologies does Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. patent most?

F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 601

F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES 508

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 381

F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 301

F02K - JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 152

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 118

F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 91

F23R - GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS 59

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 43

H02P - CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS 38

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 37

F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS 34

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 29

F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT 26

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 25

Top 15 of 151 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#518

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.4 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 Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. hold?

Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. holds 868 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 151 technology areas.

What is Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. has an Innovation Score of 62.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. focus on?

Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc.'s top technology area is F05D (INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS) with 601 patents. The company has filed patents in 151 CPC subclasses total.

Is Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +66% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc.'s patents?

Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc.'s patents average 17.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Rolls-royce North American Technologies 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

Rolls-royce's 868 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Rolls-royce ranks #518 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F05D - see who else leads that technology area. F05D 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.