USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Sandvik Intellectual Property AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 458 granted patents across 92 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B23B (TURNING; BORING).

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

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458

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.4

Avg claims per patent

-43%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sandvik holds 458 US patents across 92 technology areas, rank #962 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#962
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.6/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent: -43%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sandvik Intellectual Property AB has been granted 458 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Sandvik Intellectual Property AB at rank #962 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 92 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B23B (TURNING; BORING). As a Foreign Corporation, Sandvik Intellectual Property AB is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sandvik sits between Riken (461 patents, rank #958) and Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. (454 patents, rank #966) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.6/100 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 166 grants, compared with 292 in the 2015–2019 window, a -43% 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. Sandvik Intellectual Property AB's 13.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 92 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sandvik Intellectual Property AB against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Riken

461
Cellco Partnership

459
Sumitomo Electric…

459
Huazhong Universi…

458
Sandvik Intellect… ◀

458
ADP

457
Fisher Controls I…

456
Hella & Kgaa

456
Hanwha Techwin

454

What this shows Sandvik holds 458 patents at rank #962, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sandvik

By rank, the assignees closest to #962 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23B (Turning)

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

Sandvik's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% 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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Sandvik Intellectual Property AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	62	13.5%
2016	60	13.1%
2017	63	13.8%
2018	46	10.0%
2019	61	13.3%
2020	54	11.8%
2021	50	10.9%
2022	36	7.9%
2023	19	4.1%
2024	5	1.1%
2025	2	0.4%

Which technologies does Sandvik Intellectual Property AB patent most?

B23B - TURNING; BORING 109

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 84

B23C - MILLING 81

B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN 65

C22C - ALLOYS 57

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 52

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 43

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 30

E21D - SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS 27

E21C - MINING OR QUARRYING 25

B23F - MAKING GEARS OR TOOTHED RACKS 17

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 17

C21D - MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING 16

B23Q - DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING ; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT 15

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 12

Top 15 of 92 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#962

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.6 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 Sandvik Intellectual Property AB hold?

Sandvik Intellectual Property AB holds 458 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 92 technology areas.

What is Sandvik Intellectual Property AB's Innovation Score?

Sandvik Intellectual Property AB has an Innovation Score of 56.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sandvik Intellectual Property AB focus on?

Sandvik Intellectual Property AB's top technology area is B23B (TURNING; BORING) with 109 patents. The company has filed patents in 92 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sandvik Intellectual Property AB's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Sandvik Intellectual Property AB's recent filing velocity is -43% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Sandvik Intellectual Property AB's patents?

Sandvik Intellectual Property AB's patents average 13.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Sandvik Intellectual Property AB 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

Sandvik's 458 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Sandvik ranks #962 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B23B - see who else leads that technology area. B23B 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.