Where does Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. ranks #20,727 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 Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. hold?

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U.'s Innovation Score?

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. has an Innovation Score of 34.6 out of 100 (48th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U.'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 Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U.'s patents?

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U.'s patents average 14.8 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 Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. 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 Foreign Corporation

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U.

Q: What technology areas does Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. focus on?

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U.'s top technology area is F23C (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Combustion Using Fluid Fuel OR Solid Fuel Suspended IN ; A Carrier GAS OR; AIR) with 7 patents, ranking #25 of 178 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: F23C (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Combustion Using Fluid Fuel OR Solid Fuel Suspended IN ; A Carrier GAS OR; AIR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Amec ranks #20,727 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 22 technology areas.

#20,727
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 48th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.6/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20727 · Foreign Corporation #20,727 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #20,727/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Alps South Europe S…
CPC-FOCUS F23C · 22 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Alps South Europe, S.R.O. (±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 Amec’s 34.6 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 9.1 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 16.6 pts (48%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Amec Foster Wheeler… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Amec's Innovation Score is 34.6/100 (48th 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 Amec?

Each dot is one of Amec’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). Amec’s own 14.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Amec's grants concentrate

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 53.8% of grants classified under F23C (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Combustion Using Fluid Fuel OR Solid Fuel Suspended IN ; A Carrier GAS OR; AIR). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Amec sits between Alps South Europe, S.R.O. and Animas Corporation.

Alps South Europe…

13
Altek Europe

13
Ambeent

13
Amber Solutions

13
Amera Iot

13
American Well

13
Amiad Water Syste…

13
Animas

13
Amec Foster Wheel… ◀

13

What this shows Amec holds 13 patents at rank #20,761, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Amec

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,761 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F23C (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Combustion Using Fluid Fuel OR S…)

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

Amec's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 48th percentile higher than 48% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	30.8%
2016	3	23.1%
2017	5	38.5%
2018	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. patent most?

F23C - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Combustion Using Fluid Fuel OR Solid Fuel Suspended IN ; A Carrier GAS OR; AIR 7

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 7

B01D - Separation 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

F23L - Supplying AIR OR Non-combustible Liquids OR Gases TO Combustion Apparatus IN General ; Valves OR Dampers Specially Adapted FOR Controlling AIR Supply OR Draught IN Combustion Apparatus ; Inducing Draught IN Combustion APPARATUS; Tops FOR Chimneys OR Ventilating SHAFTS; Terminals FOR Flues 3

F23J - Removal OR Treatment OF Combustion Products OR Combustion RESIDUES; Flues 3

F01K - Steam Engine PLANTS; Steam ACCUMULATORS; Engine Plants NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Engines Using Special Working Fluids OR Cycles 2

C10J - Production OF Producer GAS, Water-gas, Synthesis GAS From Solid Carbonaceous Material, OR Mixtures Containing These Gases ; Carburetting AIR OR Other Gases 2

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

B04C - Apparatus Using Free Vortex Flow, e.g. Cyclones 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 1

C10K - Purifying OR Modifying THE Chemical Composition OF Combustible Gases Containing Carbon Monoxide 1

Top 15 of 22 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

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U.'s lead technology class is F23C (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Combustion Using Fluid Fuel OR Solid Fuel Suspended IN ; A Carrier GAS OR; AIR), 53.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F23C
Ranked #20,727 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Amec Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L.U. against Alps South Europe, S.R.O., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.6/100 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

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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

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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