Woodward Inc patents

Woodward Inc holds 563 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents563
Recent patents117
First publicationJan 6, 2015
Latest publicationApr 7, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201547
201644
201754
201854
201960
202047
202158
202256
202348
202451
202533
202611
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
201547
201644
201754
201854
201960
202047
202158
202256
202348
202451
202533
202611

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
F02K1/76359
Y02T50/6044
F02C7/23241
F15B15/12541
F02C9/26336

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

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Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Woodward Inc have in patentsdb?
Woodward Inc is linked to 563 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Woodward Inc patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Mechanical Engineering (459); Cross-Sectional Technologies (167); Operations & Transport (145).
Is Woodward Inc's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 51 in 2024 and 33 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Woodward Inc?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.