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Athabasca OIL Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 6 technology areas, active 2016–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS).

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10
Total patents granted
6
CPC technology areas
20.5
Avg claims per patent
-75%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Athabasca holds 10 US patents across 6 technology areas, rank #25,716 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#25,716
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 58%
by Innovation Score (32.6/100)
20.5
avg claims per patent
-75%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Athabasca OIL Corporation has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2016 and 2022, placing Athabasca OIL Corporation at rank #25,716 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 6 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS). As a Foreign Corporation, Athabasca OIL Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Athabasca sits between AS Strömungstechnik Gmbh (10 patents, rank #25,712) and AUO Display Plus Corporation (10 patents, rank #25,720) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 32.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 2 grants, compared with 8 in the 2015–2019 window, a -75% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Athabasca OIL Corporation's 20.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 6 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Athabasca OIL Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Athabasca's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Athabasca holds 10 patents at rank #25,716, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Athabasca's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 Top 58% higher than 42% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Athabasca OIL Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2016 2 20.0%
2017 2 20.0%
2018 3 30.0%
2019 1 10.0%
2021 1 10.0%
2022 1 10.0%

Which technologies does Athabasca OIL Corporation patent most?

Top 6 of 6 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#25,716

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

32.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Athabasca OIL Corporation hold?
Athabasca OIL Corporation holds 10 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2022, spanning 6 technology areas.
What is Athabasca OIL Corporation's Innovation Score?
Athabasca OIL Corporation has an Innovation Score of 32.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Athabasca OIL Corporation focus on?
Athabasca OIL Corporation's top technology area is E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS) with 9 patents. The company has filed patents in 6 CPC subclasses total.
Is Athabasca OIL Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Athabasca OIL Corporation's recent filing velocity is -75% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Athabasca OIL Corporation's patents?
Athabasca OIL Corporation's patents average 20.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the Athabasca OIL 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.

How to use this portfolio

Athabasca's 10 grants land it in the top 58% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Athabasca ranks #25,716 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in E21B - see who else leads that technology area. E21B leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.