CPC technology class · B09

B09C - Reclamation Of Contaminated Soil

Reclamation of contaminated soil. 712 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

712
US patents granted
#2/2
in B09
36.7%
B09 class share
+0%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Reclamation Of Contaminated Soil ranks #498 of 670 CPC technology areas - 712 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 0% over five years.

#498
of 670 CPC technology areas
712
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Chevron U
leading assignee (12)
+0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B09C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B09C recorded 317 grants versus 317 in 2015–2019 (+0% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 76 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 46 (+65% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Oxytec LLC holds 1.7% of the class ; the top three share 4.6%.

Leaderboard read

B09C concentration, lead at 1.7%

Oxytec LLC leads this historical grant record at 1.7% of B09C - us corporation assignees hold 61% of class grants (160 of 263). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
1.7%

12 of 712 grants

Top three share
4.6%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
1

more grants than Remediation Products, Inc.

Where B09C sits inside B09

Among 2 subclasses in B09 (Disposal OF Solid WASTE; Reclamation OF Contaminated Soil), B09C ranks #2 and holds 36.7% of the parent class's 1,938 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

Rising assignees active in B09C

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 HMR Solutions Inc. 4.00x 1 → 4 company-wide · 5 in B09C
  2. #2 Tersus Environmental LLC 3.00x 1 → 3 company-wide · 6 in B09C
  3. #3 Regenesis Bioremediation Products 2.00x 2 → 4 company-wide · 7 in B09C
  4. #4 Loci Controls, Inc. 1.69x 16 → 27 company-wide · 10 in B09C
  5. #5 Chinese Research Academy OF Environmental Sciences 1.29x 17 → 22 company-wide · 9 in B09C

B09C grants by year, peak 2019 (76)

US utility-patent grants per year in B09C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 0% versus 2015–2019.

4050607080 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 43

Who leads B09C?

The 12 most active assignees in Reclamation OF Contaminated Soil - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Chevron U is the most active filer in B09C, holding 12 of the 712 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B09C assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B09C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B09C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 01020304050 468101214 Patents in B09C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) OxytecRemediation ProductsLoci ControlsSpecialty Earth…Chinese Research…Geosyntec ConsultantsRegenesis Bioremediati…Tersus EnvironmentalChina University Of…University of…HarscoLsc Environmental…Trs HoldingsGreenstract
Top 14 B09C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B09C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B09C's 712-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B09C (#498 of 670 by volume ; lead share 1.7%) - not the B09 parent-class siblings above.

Questions about B09C

Which company holds the most patents in B09C?
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. leads B09C with 12 patents (1.7% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 61% of class grants.
Which B09C assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B09C, HMR Solutions Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (4.00x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 4 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does B09C compare inside parent class B09?
Inside B09 (Disposal OF Solid WASTE; Reclamation OF Contaminated Soil), B09C ranks #2 of 2 subclasses by grant volume and holds 36.7% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B09B (1,226 grants).

What to do with this data

B09C in context - here's where to go next.

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

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