Where does Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc ranks #45,080 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 Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc hold?

Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc's Innovation Score?

Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc has an Innovation Score of 26.3 out of 100 (20th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc's recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc's patents?

Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc'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 Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc 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

Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc

Q: What technology areas does Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc focus on?

Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc's top technology area is F15D (Fluid Dynamics, i.e. Methods OR Means FOR Influencing THE Flow OF Gases OR Liquids) with 3 patents. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2021. 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: F15D (Fluid Dynamics, i.e. Methods OR Means FOR Influencing THE Flow OF Gases OR Liquids).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bechtel ranks #45,080 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 10 technology areas.

#45,080
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.3/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45080 · US Corporation #45,080 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,080/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Beaumont Products
CPC-FOCUS F15D · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Beaumont Products, Inc. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bechtel OIL GAS AND… · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Bechtel's Innovation Score is 26.3/100 (20th 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.

Where Bechtel's grants concentrate

Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under F15D (Fluid Dynamics, i.e. Methods OR Means FOR Influencing THE Flow OF Gases OR Liquids). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Bechtel sits between Beaumont Products, Inc. and Beijing Beishute Maternity & Child Articles Co., Ltd.

Beaumont Products

5
Beauty Union Glob…

5
Beaver Machine

5
BEC

5
Beco Holding

5
Becoflex

5
Beijing Aerospace…

5
Beijing Beishute…

5
Bechtel OIL GAS A… ◀

5

What this shows Bechtel holds 5 patents at rank #45,061, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bechtel

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,061 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F15D (Fluid Dynamics)

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

Bechtel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 20th percentile higher than 20% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2021

Grants by year

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

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Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	20.0%
2020	3	60.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc patent most?

F15D - Fluid Dynamics, i.e. Methods OR Means FOR Influencing THE Flow OF Gases OR Liquids 3

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 2

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 2

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

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

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

B01D - Separation 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#45,080

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

26.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc's lead technology class is F15D (Fluid Dynamics, i.e. Methods OR Means FOR Influencing THE Flow OF Gases OR Liquids), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F15D
Ranked #45,080 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Bechtel OIL, GAS AND Chemicals, Inc against Beaumont Products, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.3/100 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

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