USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Tetra Tech, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 36 granted patents across 21 technology areas, active 2017–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B61L (GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.7

Avg claims per patent

+160%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Tetra holds 36 US patents across 21 technology areas, rank #8,942 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#8,942
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.4/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: +160%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Tetra Tech, Inc. has been granted 36 US utility patents between 2017 and 2024, placing Tetra Tech, Inc. at rank #8,942 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 21 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B61L (GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC). As a US Corporation, Tetra Tech, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Tetra sits between Transmedics, Inc. (36 patents, rank #8,938) and Treefrog Developments, Inc. (36 patents, rank #8,946) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 40.4/100 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 26 grants, compared with 10 in the 2015–2019 window, a +160% 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. Tetra Tech, Inc.'s 15.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 21 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Tetra Tech, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Transmedics

36
Trumpf Werkzeugma…

36
Taiwan Green Poin…

36
Targus Internatio…

36
The Foundry

36
The Medical Resea…

36
The P F Laborator…

36
Treefrog Developm…

36
Tetra Tech ◀

36

What this shows Tetra holds 36 patents at rank #8,942, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tetra

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,942 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B61L (Guiding Railway Traffic)

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

Tetra's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Tetra Tech, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	3	8.3%
2018	2	5.6%
2019	5	13.9%
2020	12	33.3%
2021	6	16.7%
2022	5	13.9%
2023	2	5.6%
2024	1	2.8%

Which technologies does Tetra Tech, Inc. patent most?

B61L - GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC 21

B61K - AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAYS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 20

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 15

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 14

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 14

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 9

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 4

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 4

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS ; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES 4

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 2

F03D - WIND MOTORS 2

E04H - BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL 2

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 2

Top 15 of 21 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#8,942

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

40.4 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 Tetra Tech, Inc. hold?

Tetra Tech, Inc. holds 36 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2024, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is Tetra Tech, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Tetra Tech, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Tetra Tech, Inc. focus on?

Tetra Tech, Inc.'s top technology area is B61L (GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC) with 21 patents. The company has filed patents in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is Tetra Tech, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Tetra Tech, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +160% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Tetra Tech, Inc.'s patents?

Tetra Tech, Inc.'s patents average 15.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Tetra Tech, 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

Tetra's 36 grants land it in the top 36% 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 - Tetra ranks #8,942 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B61L - see who else leads that technology area. B61L 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.