Where does BLY IP Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BLY IP Inc. ranks #9,723 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 BLY IP Inc. hold?

BLY IP Inc. holds 32 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2022, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is BLY IP Inc.'s Innovation Score?

BLY IP Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.2 out of 100 (40th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does BLY IP Inc. focus on?

BLY IP Inc.'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 24 patents, ranking #145 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is BLY IP Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BLY IP Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +29% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for BLY IP Inc.'s patents?

BLY IP Inc.'s patents average 18.1 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 BLY IP 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

BLY IP Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 32 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BLY ranks #9,723 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 32 patents across 6 technology areas.

#9,723
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.2/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: +29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9723 · US Corporation #9,723 · 32 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 32 grants
UPPER-Q #9,723/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bechtel Hydrocarbon…
CPC-NARROW E21B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +29% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, 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.

How BLY’s 32.2 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 12.1 pts (37%) Velocity 0.7 pts (2%) Breadth 8.7 pts (27%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
BLY IP · this assignee

32
Pearl Musical… · near

32
quadric io · near

32
Beijing Kongming… · near

32
Tangle Teezer · near

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BLY's Innovation Score is 32.2/100 (40th 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 BLY?

Each dot is one of BLY’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). BLY’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where BLY's grants concentrate

BLY IP Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (11 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2022. By volume, BLY sits between Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc. and Beijing Pico Technology Co., Ltd..

BLY's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, BLY IP Inc. moved from 20 to 2 grants (0.10x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Bechtel Hydrocarb…

32
BIO Clean Environ…

32
Biosurfit

32
Bluebird BIO

32
Bnnt

32
Brand & KG

32
BTL Healthcare A S

32
Beijing Pico Tech…

32
BLY IP ◀

32

What this shows BLY holds 32 patents at rank #9,718, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BLY

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,718 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for BLY, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling), BLY ranks #145 of 1,363 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

quadric.io, Inc. 32 Pearl Musical Instrument Company 32 Tangle Teezer Limited 32 Beijing Kongming Technology Co., Ltd. 32

BLY's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

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

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BLY IP Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	3	9.4%
2018	7	21.9%
2019	4	12.5%
2020	11	34.4%
2021	5	15.6%
2022	2	6.3%

Which technologies does BLY IP Inc. patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 24

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 6 of 6 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

BLY IP Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BLY IP Inc.'s lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #9,723 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BLY IP Inc. against Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.2/100 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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