ADS Services, LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, ADS ranks #17,410 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 6 technology areas.
- #17,410
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 34%
- by Innovation Score (41.0/100)
- 15.3
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R17410 · US Corporation #17,410 · 16 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
- MID-PACK #17,410/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Acon Optics…
- CPC-NARROW E21B · 6 areas
- INNOV-PAR 41.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Acon Optics Communications 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 ADS’s 41.0 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around ADS
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- ADS Services · this assignee
ADS Services · this assignee
41 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows ADS's Innovation Score is 41.0/100 (top 34% 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 ADS?
Each dot is one of ADS’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). ADS’s own 15.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where ADS's grants concentrate
ADS Services, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, ADS sits between Acon Optics Communications Inc. and Alberee Products, Inc..
ADS's three-year grant acceleration
ADS Services, LLC shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at ADS's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Acon Optics Commu…
Acon Optics Communications Inc.
16 patents
- Acps Automotive
Acps Automotive GmbH
16 patents
- Action Streamer
Action Streamer
16 patents
- Adco Proucts
Adco Proucts, LLC
16 patents
- Advanced Orthodon…
Advanced Orthodontics AND Education Association, LLC
16 patents
- AEC Lighting Solu…
AEC Lighting Solutions Co., Ltd
16 patents
- Airmar Technology
Airmar Technology Corporation
16 patents
- Alberee Products
Alberee Products, Inc.
16 patents
- ADS Services ◀
ADS Services, LLC
16 patents
What this shows ADS holds 16 patents at rank #17,405, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near ADS
By rank, the assignees closest to #17,405 in granted patent volume.
- Acon Optics Communications Inc. #17,401 · 16 patents
- Acps Automotive GmbH #17,402 · 16 patents
- Action Streamer #17,403 · 16 patents
- Adco Proucts, LLC #17,404 · 16 patents
- Advanced Orthodontics AND Education Association, LLC #17,406 · 16 patents
- AEC Lighting Solutions Co., Ltd #17,407 · 16 patents
- Airmar Technology Corporation #17,408 · 16 patents
- Alberee Products, Inc. #17,409 · 16 patents
Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in ADS's primary technology class.
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 6,516 in class
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation 3,244 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 3,064 in class
- Baker Hughes Holdings LLC 1,273 in class
- Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC 1,107 in class
- Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC 829 in class
- Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC 598 in class
- Cameron International Corporation 514 in class
ADS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2021 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | 43.8% |
| 2023 | 3 | 18.8% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 6.3% |
Which technologies does ADS Services, LLC patent most?
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
ADS Services, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- ADS Services, LLC's lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
- Ranked #17,410 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare ADS Services, LLC against Acon Optics Communications Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 41.0/100 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.
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.