Where does Woodward HRT, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Woodward HRT, Inc. ranks #33,913 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Woodward HRT, Inc. hold?

Woodward HRT, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Woodward HRT, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Woodward HRT, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.2 out of 100 (27th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Woodward HRT, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Woodward HRT, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Woodward HRT, Inc.'s patents?

Woodward HRT, Inc.'s patents average 14.9 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Woodward HRT, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Woodward HRT, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Woodward HRT, Inc. focus on?

Woodward HRT, Inc.'s top technology area is F05D (Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants) with 5 patents, ranking #211 of 744 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: F05D (Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Woodward ranks #33,913 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 11 technology areas.

#33,913
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.2/100): 14.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33913 · US Corporation #33,913 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,913/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH WirthCo Engineering
CPC-FOCUS F05D · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: WirthCo Engineering, Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Woodward’s 28.2 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 7.6 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Woodward HRT · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Woodward's Innovation Score is 28.2/100 (27th percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Woodward?

Each dot is one of Woodward’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Woodward’s own 14.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Woodward vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Woodward's grants concentrate

Woodward HRT, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under F05D (Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Woodward sits between WirthCo Engineering, Inc. and Wright Manufacturing, Inc..

Wirthco Engineeri…

8
Wisetech Global

8
Wolter

8
Wood Stone

8
Woodward L'orange

8
Worldheart

8
Woven Metal Produ…

8
Wright Manufactur…

8
Woodward HRT ◀

8

What this shows Woodward holds 8 patents at rank #33,901, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Woodward

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,901 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F05D (Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-disp…)

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

Woodward's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 27th percentile higher than 27% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Woodward HRT, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	37.5%
2016	2	25.0%
2017	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Woodward HRT, Inc. patent most?

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 5

F02K - Jet-propulsion Plants 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 2

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

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 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Woodward HRT, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Woodward HRT, Inc.'s lead technology class is F05D (Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F05D
Ranked #33,913 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Woodward HRT, Inc. against WirthCo Engineering, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.2/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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

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