USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

The Babcock & Wilcox Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 62 granted patents across 50 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F22B (METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

21.5

Avg claims per patent

-81%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

The holds 62 US patents across 50 technology areas, rank #5,556 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#5,556
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.1/100): 21.5
avg claims per patent: -81%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

The Babcock & Wilcox Company has been granted 62 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing The Babcock & Wilcox Company at rank #5,556 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 50 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in F22B (METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS). As a US Corporation, The Babcock & Wilcox Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, The sits between Taiwan Textile Research Institute (62 patents, rank #5,552) and YOKE Industrial Corp. (62 patents, rank #5,560) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.1/100 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 10 grants, compared with 52 in the 2015–2019 window, a -81% 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. The Babcock & Wilcox Company's 21.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 50 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark The Babcock & Wilcox Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows The holds 62 patents at rank #5,556, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near The

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,556 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F22B (Methods OF Steam Generation)

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

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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The Babcock & Wilcox Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	11.3%
2016	14	22.6%
2017	4	6.5%
2018	14	22.6%
2019	13	21.0%
2020	2	3.2%
2021	3	4.8%
2022	1	1.6%
2023	3	4.8%
2024	1	1.6%

Which technologies does The Babcock & Wilcox Company patent most?

F22B - METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS 20

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 19

B01D - SEPARATION 17

F23J - REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES 14

F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS 10

F23C - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUEL OR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN ; A CARRIER GAS OR; AIR 10

F22G - SUPERHEATING OF STEAM 9

F22D - PREHEATING, OR ACCUMULATING PREHEATED, FEED-WATER FOR STEAM GENERATION; FEED-WATER SUPPLY FOR STEAM GENERATION; CONTROLLING WATER LEVEL FOR STEAM GENERATION; AUXILIARY DEVICES FOR PROMOTING WATER CIRCULATION WITHIN STEAM BOILERS 6

F23K - FEEDING FUEL TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS 5

F03G - SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

F23G - CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION 4

F23N - REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION 4

C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE 3

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 3

C10J - PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES ; CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES 3

Top 15 of 50 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,556

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.1 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 The Babcock & Wilcox Company hold?

The Babcock & Wilcox Company holds 62 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 50 technology areas.

What is The Babcock & Wilcox Company's Innovation Score?

The Babcock & Wilcox Company has an Innovation Score of 54.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does The Babcock & Wilcox Company focus on?

The Babcock & Wilcox Company's top technology area is F22B (METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS) with 20 patents. The company has filed patents in 50 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Babcock & Wilcox Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

The Babcock & Wilcox Company's recent filing velocity is -81% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for The Babcock & Wilcox Company's patents?

The Babcock & Wilcox Company's patents average 21.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the The Babcock & Wilcox Company 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

The's 62 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - The ranks #5,556 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F22B - see who else leads that technology area. F22B 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.