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Winter Equipment Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 7 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E01H (STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN GENERAL ; CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS).

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21
Total patents granted
7
CPC technology areas
9.9
Avg claims per patent
-50%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Winter holds 21 US patents across 7 technology areas, rank #14,388 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#14,388
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 79%
by Innovation Score (26.6/100)
9.9
avg claims per patent
-50%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Winter Equipment Company has been granted 21 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Winter Equipment Company at rank #14,388 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 7 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in E01H (STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN GENERAL ; CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS). As a US Corporation, Winter Equipment Company is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Winter sits between Whole Space Industries Ltd (21 patents, rank #14,384) and Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. (21 patents, rank #14,392) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 26.6/100 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 7 grants, compared with 14 in the 2015–2019 window, a -50% 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. Winter Equipment Company's 9.9 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 7 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Winter Equipment Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Winter's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Winter holds 21 patents at rank #14,388, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Winter

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,388 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E01H (Street Cleaning)

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

Winter's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 Top 79% higher than 21% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). This entry sits in this band. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Above this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Winter Equipment Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 1 4.8%
2016 1 4.8%
2017 3 14.3%
2018 3 14.3%
2019 6 28.6%
2020 3 14.3%
2021 2 9.5%
2024 1 4.8%
2025 1 4.8%

Which technologies does Winter Equipment Company patent most?

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#14,388

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

26.6 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 Winter Equipment Company hold?
Winter Equipment Company holds 21 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.
What is Winter Equipment Company's Innovation Score?
Winter Equipment Company has an Innovation Score of 26.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Winter Equipment Company focus on?
Winter Equipment Company's top technology area is E01H (STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN GENERAL ; CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS) with 10 patents. The company has filed patents in 7 CPC subclasses total.
Is Winter Equipment Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Winter Equipment Company's recent filing velocity is -50% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Winter Equipment Company's patents?
Winter Equipment Company's patents average 9.9 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Winter Equipment 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

Winter's 21 grants land it in the top 79% 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 - Winter ranks #14,388 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in E01H - see who else leads that technology area. E01H 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

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.