USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 803 granted patents across 127 technology areas, active 2017–2025. 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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803

Total patents granted

127

CPC technology areas

17.0

Avg claims per patent

+8722%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Baker holds 803 US patents across 127 technology areas, rank #557 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#557
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (78.3/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: +8722%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc has been granted 803 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc at rank #557 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 127 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.0 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 Oilfield Operations Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Baker sits between LSIS Co., Ltd. (812 patents, rank #553) and Ut-battelle, Llc (803 patents, rank #561) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 78.3/100 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 794 grants, compared with 9 in the 2015–2019 window, a +8722% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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 Oilfield Operations Llc's 17.0 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 Oilfield Operations Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

LSIS

812
C R Bard

808
Mitsubishi Gas Ch…

808
Meta Platforms

807
KING Faisal Unive…

803
Mandom

803
Rohm and Haas

803
Ut-battelle

803
Baker Hughes Oilf… ◀

803

What this shows Baker holds 803 patents at rank #557, 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 #557 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)

78 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 · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	0.2%
2018	2	0.2%
2019	5	0.6%
2020	27	3.4%
2021	99	12.3%
2022	174	21.7%
2023	215	26.8%
2024	171	21.3%
2025	108	13.4%

Which technologies does Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc patent most?

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 598

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 78

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 75

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 54

F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 41

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 33

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 32

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 22

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 22

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 20

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 20

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 19

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 19

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 17

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 15

Top 15 of 127 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#557

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

78.3 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 Oilfield Operations Llc hold?

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc holds 803 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 127 technology areas.

What is Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc's Innovation Score?

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc has an Innovation Score of 78.3 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 Oilfield Operations Llc focus on?

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 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 598 patents. The company has filed patents in 127 CPC subclasses total.

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

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc's recent filing velocity is +8722% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

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

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc's patents average 17.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 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 803 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 #557 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.