Where does Apache Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Apache Corporation ranks #16,592 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 Apache Corporation hold?

Apache Corporation holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Apache Corporation's Innovation Score?

Apache Corporation has an Innovation Score of 33.1 out of 100 (43rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Apache Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Apache Corporation's recent grant velocity is -87% 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 Apache Corporation's patents?

Apache Corporation's patents average 17.3 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 Apache Corporation 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 US Corporation

Apache Corporation

Q: What technology areas does Apache Corporation focus on?

Apache Corporation's top technology area is C10L (Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lighters) with 9 patents, ranking #67 of 450 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: C10L (Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lig).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Apache ranks #16,592 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 13 technology areas.

#16,592
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (33.1/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: -87%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16592 · US Corporation #16,592 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,592/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Amorphical
CPC-FOCUS C10L · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -87% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Amorphical Ltd (±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 Apache’s 33.1 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 10.0 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (38%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Apache · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Apache's Innovation Score is 33.1/100 (43rd 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 Apache?

Each dot is one of Apache’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). Apache’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Apache's grants concentrate

Apache Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 52.9% of grants classified under C10L (Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lig). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Apache sits between Amorphical Ltd and Asap BreatheAssist Pty Ltd.

Amorphical

17
Amrona

17
Annikki

17
AO Technology

17
Armor

17
As0001

17
Asahi Breweries

17
Asap Breatheassis…

17
Apache ◀

17

What this shows Apache holds 17 patents at rank #16,563, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Apache

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,563 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C10L (Fuels)

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

Apache's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Apache Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.9%
2016	3	17.6%
2017	3	17.6%
2018	3	17.6%
2019	5	29.4%
2020	2	11.8%

Which technologies does Apache Corporation patent most?

C10L - Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lighters 9

B01D - Separation 9

Y02C - Capture, Storage, Sequestration OR Disposal OF Greenhouse Gases [GHG] 7

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 5

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 5

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 5

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 4

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 3

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 2

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G06G - Analogue Computers 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Apache Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Apache Corporation's lead technology class is C10L (Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lig), 52.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C10L
Ranked #16,592 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Apache Corporation against Amorphical Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.1/100 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

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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