USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Baker Hughes Holdings Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,746 granted patents across 201 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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1,746

Total patents granted

201

CPC technology areas

17.8

Avg claims per patent

-83%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Baker holds 1,746 US patents across 201 technology areas, rank #238 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#238
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (68.3/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: -83%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Baker Hughes Holdings Llc has been granted 1,746 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Baker Hughes Holdings Llc at rank #238 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 201 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.8 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 US Corporation, Baker Hughes Holdings Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Baker sits between Carrier Corporation (1,756 patents, rank #234) and Globus Medical, Inc. (1,728 patents, rank #242) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 68.3/100 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 250 grants, compared with 1,496 in the 2015–2019 window, a -83% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US 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. Baker Hughes Holdings Llc's 17.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Baker Hughes Holdings Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Baker holds 1,746 patents at rank #238, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Baker

By rank, the assignees closest to #238 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR ROCK Drilling)

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

Baker's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

68 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Baker Hughes Holdings Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	483	27.7%
2016	408	23.4%
2017	456	26.1%
2018	101	5.8%
2019	48	2.7%
2020	29	1.7%
2021	62	3.6%
2022	60	3.4%
2023	47	2.7%
2024	36	2.1%
2025	16	0.9%

Which technologies does Baker Hughes Holdings Llc patent most?

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 1,273

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 192

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 188

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 166

B24D - TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING 124

C22C - ALLOYS 116

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 113

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 93

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 60

C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES 59

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 53

F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 42

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 35

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 34

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 33

Top 15 of 201 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#238

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

68.3 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 Baker Hughes Holdings Llc hold?

Baker Hughes Holdings Llc holds 1,746 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 201 technology areas.

What is Baker Hughes Holdings Llc's Innovation Score?

Baker Hughes Holdings Llc has an Innovation Score of 68.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Baker Hughes Holdings Llc focus on?

Baker Hughes Holdings Llc'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 1,273 patents. The company has filed patents in 201 CPC subclasses total.

Is Baker Hughes Holdings Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Baker Hughes Holdings Llc's recent filing velocity is -83% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Baker Hughes Holdings Llc's patents?

Baker Hughes Holdings Llc's patents average 17.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Baker Hughes Holdings Llc 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

Baker's 1,746 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Baker ranks #238 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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.