USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Vermeer Manufacturing Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 200 granted patents across 79 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS).

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

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200

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.7

Avg claims per patent

+22%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Vermeer holds 200 US patents across 79 technology areas, rank #2,006 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,006
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.8/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: +22%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Vermeer Manufacturing Company has been granted 200 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Vermeer Manufacturing Company at rank #2,006 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 79 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS). As a US Corporation, Vermeer Manufacturing Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Vermeer sits between Megachips Corporation (200 patents, rank #2,002) and Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited (199 patents, rank #2,010) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.8/100 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 110 grants, compared with 90 in the 2015–2019 window, a +22% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Vermeer Manufacturing Company's 17.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 79 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Vermeer Manufacturing Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Megachips

200
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200
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200
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200
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199
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199
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199
Nippon Sheet Glass

199

What this shows Vermeer holds 200 patents at rank #2,006, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vermeer

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,006 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR ROCK Drilling)

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

Vermeer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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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Vermeer Manufacturing Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	16	8.0%
2016	16	8.0%
2017	15	7.5%
2018	17	8.5%
2019	26	13.0%
2020	12	6.0%
2021	28	14.0%
2022	13	6.5%
2023	11	5.5%
2024	24	12.0%
2025	22	11.0%

Which technologies does Vermeer Manufacturing Company patent most?

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 60

E02F - DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING 40

B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN 32

A01D - HARVESTING; MOWING 20

A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING 20

A01F - PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE 19

B07B - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL 14

B01D - SEPARATION 13

A01B - SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL 13

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 12

E21C - MINING OR QUARRYING 11

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 11

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 10

E01C - CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR 10

B60P - VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS 9

Top 15 of 79 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,006

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.8 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 Vermeer Manufacturing Company hold?

Vermeer Manufacturing Company holds 200 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 79 technology areas.

What is Vermeer Manufacturing Company's Innovation Score?

Vermeer Manufacturing Company has an Innovation Score of 58.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Vermeer Manufacturing Company focus on?

Vermeer Manufacturing Company's top technology area is E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS) with 60 patents. The company has filed patents in 79 CPC subclasses total.

Is Vermeer Manufacturing Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Vermeer Manufacturing Company's recent filing velocity is +22% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Vermeer Manufacturing Company's patents?

Vermeer Manufacturing Company's patents average 17.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Vermeer Manufacturing 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

Vermeer's 200 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - Vermeer ranks #2,006 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E21B - see who else leads that technology area. E21B 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.