USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

THE TORO Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 247 granted patents across 95 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A01D (HARVESTING; MOWING).

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

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247

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.7

Avg claims per patent

+74%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

THE holds 247 US patents across 95 technology areas, rank #1,669 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,669
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.9/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: +74%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

THE TORO Company has been granted 247 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing THE TORO Company at rank #1,669 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 95 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A01D (HARVESTING; MOWING). As a US Corporation, THE TORO Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, THE sits between Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, Llc (247 patents, rank #1,665) and Symrise Ag (246 patents, rank #1,673) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.9/100 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 157 grants, compared with 90 in the 2015–2019 window, a +74% 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. THE TORO Company's 14.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 95 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark THE TORO Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows THE holds 247 patents at rank #1,669, 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 #1,669 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01D (Harvesting)

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)

62 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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THE TORO Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	15	6.1%
2016	19	7.7%
2017	18	7.3%
2018	21	8.5%
2019	17	6.9%
2020	25	10.1%
2021	20	8.1%
2022	19	7.7%
2023	30	12.1%
2024	35	14.2%
2025	28	11.3%

Which technologies does THE TORO Company patent most?

A01D - HARVESTING; MOWING 76

A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING 51

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 27

E01H - STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN GENERAL ; CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS 27

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 21

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 18

A01B - SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL 17

E02F - DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING 15

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 12

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING 11

B60K - ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY 8

A01M - CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS ; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS 8

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 7

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 7

E01C - CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR 7

Top 15 of 95 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,669

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.9 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 TORO Company hold?

THE TORO Company holds 247 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 95 technology areas.

What is THE TORO Company's Innovation Score?

THE TORO Company has an Innovation Score of 61.9 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 TORO Company focus on?

THE TORO Company's top technology area is A01D (HARVESTING; MOWING) with 76 patents. The company has filed patents in 95 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE TORO Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

THE TORO Company's recent filing velocity is +74% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for THE TORO Company's patents?

THE TORO Company's patents average 14.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the THE TORO 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 247 grants land it in the top 3% 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 #1,669 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A01D - see who else leads that technology area. A01D 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.