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Joy Global Surface Mining Inc

Joy Global Surface Mining Inc's patent strategy, while heavily focused on Excavating & Earth-Moving (63.8% of its portfolio), shows a surprising, albeit small, emerging interest in Industrial & Autonomous Control, with 2 patents so far in 2026 after a complete absence in 2025. Conversely, the company appears to be shifting away from Vehicle Steering & Bodies and Radar / Sonar / Lidar, both experiencing a 100% decline in patenting activity in 2026 after some presence in prior years.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

47 US filings (since 2023) · 8 categories · 11 themes

Advanced Work Tool Design

Innovations in the mechanical design, modularity, and enhanced functionality of excavator attachments and implements, including multi-axis rotation, specialized grapples, and integrated compaction tools.

Excavating & Earth-Moving
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22since 2023
0.0%YoY
Autonomous Machine Control

Systems and methods for enabling earth-moving machines to perform tasks with reduced or no human intervention, often leveraging predictive models, sensor fusion, and coordinated multi-machine operations.

Excavating & Earth-Moving
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17since 2023
-37.5%YoY
Specialized Excavation Techniques

Methods and apparatus for performing non-standard or highly specific excavation tasks, such as underwater harvesting, material screening, or earth removal with structural reinforcement.

Excavating & Earth-Moving
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15since 2023
+75.0%YoY
Automated Well Operations & Control

Systems and methods employing sensors, data processing, and control algorithms to automate and optimize drilling, fracturing, and fluid production processes in real-time.

Drilling & Mining
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8since 2023
0.0%YoY
Machine Perception & Sensingfiltered

Integration of diverse sensors and machine perception algorithms to gather and interpret data about the machine's environment, its own state, and subsurface conditions for improved operation, safety, and mapping.

Excavating & Earth-Moving
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7since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Hydraulic System Optimization

Techniques and components for improving the efficiency, control, and responsiveness of hydraulic systems in heavy machinery, often involving variable displacement pumps, pressure regulation, and flow control.

Excavating & Earth-Moving
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3since 2023
n/a
Advanced Drilling & Wellbore Tools

Design and engineering of specialized mechanical and electrical tools for drilling, coring, perforating, and manipulating equipment within the wellbore environment.

Drilling & Mining
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2since 2023
new
Downhole Power & Electrical Systems

Methods and apparatus for generating, storing, and distributing electrical power within a wellbore, or for powering downhole tools and systems from the surface.

Drilling & Mining
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2since 2023
new
Integrated Tool Features & Ergonomics

Design elements and integrated components that improve the usability, comfort, and versatility of hand tools, such as built-in lighting, vibration reduction, modular storage, or adjustable form factors.

Hand Tools
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1since 2023
n/a
Power Tool Drivetrain & Mechanics

Design and optimization of the mechanical components and power transmission systems within powered hand tools, including motors, gears, spindles, and impact mechanisms, for efficiency, durability, and compact form factor.

Hand Tools
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1since 2023
n/a
Smart Cabin Climate Control

Advanced systems for maintaining passenger comfort and air quality within the vehicle cabin, including features like condensation prevention, remote control, after-blow functions, and air purification.

Vehicle Heating / Cooling
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1since 2023
n/a

Patents

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Machine Perception & Sensing
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US 20220112690 A1APPLICATION
E02F9/24

OBJECT PROXIMITY DETECTION AND FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR A MINING MACHINE

Filed:2021-10-13Pub:2022-04-14
Applicant:Joy Global Surface Mining Inc

A system for detecting a potential collision between an object and a mining machine, the system comprising: a sensor, a first strobe light and a second strobe light, and an electronic processor configured to identify a virtual perimeter around at least a portion of the mining machine, identify a plurality of collision zones, the plurality of collision zones including at least one immediate collision zone and at least one potential collision zone, receive a signal from a sensor indicating detection of the object in one of the plurality of collision zones, determine, based on the signal, whether the object is in the immediate collision zone or the potential collision zone, generate, in response to determining that the object is in the potential collision zone, a first indication, and generate, in response to determining that the object is in the immediate collision zone, a second indication different than the first indication.

US 20210189698 A1APPLICATION
E02F9/26

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING OPERATIONAL VIBRATION DATA FOR A MINING MACHINE

Filed:2021-02-10Pub:2021-06-24
Applicant:Joy Global Surface Mining Inc

A system and method for collecting operational vibration data for a mining machine. The method includes, receiving at least one motion command. The method further includes, controlling at least one component based on the at least one motion command. The method further includes determining, by an electronic processor, at least one predicate parameter. The method further includes determining, by the electronic processor, whether the predicate parameter is true. The method further includes, while the at least one component is being controlled based on the motion command and the at least one predicate parameter is true, receiving, from a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors positioned at one of a plurality of measurement points on the at least one component of the mining machine, a plurality of vibration data sets.

US 10947703 B2GRANTED
E02F9/26

System and method for collecting operational vibration data for a mining machine

Filed:2016-06-24Pub:2021-03-16
Applicant:Joy Global Surface Mining Inc

A system and method for collecting operational vibration data for a mining machine. The method includes, receiving at least one motion command. The method further includes, controlling at least one component based on the at least one motion command. The method further includes determining, by an electronic processor, at least one predicate parameter. The method further includes determining, by the electronic processor, whether the predicate parameter is true. The method further includes, while the at least one component is being controlled based on the motion command and the at least one predicate parameter is true, receiving, from a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors positioned at one of a plurality of measurement points on the at least one component of the mining machine, a plurality of vibration data sets.

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