USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

BP Corporation North America Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 202 granted patents across 77 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS).

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

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202

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

21.2

Avg claims per patent

-45%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

BP holds 202 US patents across 77 technology areas, rank #1,980 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,980
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.2/100): 21.2
avg claims per patent: -45%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

BP Corporation North America Inc. has been granted 202 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing BP Corporation North America Inc. at rank #1,980 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 77 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS). As a US Corporation, BP Corporation North America Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, BP sits between Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. (203 patents, rank #1,976) and Invue Security Products Inc. (202 patents, rank #1,984) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.2/100 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 72 grants, compared with 130 in the 2015–2019 window, a -45% 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. BP Corporation North America Inc.'s 21.2 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 77 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark BP Corporation North America Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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203
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203
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203
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203
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202
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202
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202
BP North America ◀

202

What this shows BP holds 202 patents at rank #1,980, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BP

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,980 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

BP's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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BP Corporation North America Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	39	19.3%
2016	30	14.9%
2017	14	6.9%
2018	20	9.9%
2019	27	13.4%
2020	17	8.4%
2021	14	6.9%
2022	23	11.4%
2023	5	2.5%
2024	8	4.0%
2025	5	2.5%

Which technologies does BP Corporation North America Inc. patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 68

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 58

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 26

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 22

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 19

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 18

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 17

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 16

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 14

B01D - SEPARATION 14

C12Y - ENZYMES 13

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 11

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 9

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 8

C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS 8

Top 15 of 77 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,980

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.2 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 BP Corporation North America Inc. hold?

BP Corporation North America Inc. holds 202 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 77 technology areas.

What is BP Corporation North America Inc.'s Innovation Score?

BP Corporation North America Inc. has an Innovation Score of 60.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does BP Corporation North America Inc. focus on?

BP Corporation North America Inc.'s top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS) with 68 patents. The company has filed patents in 77 CPC subclasses total.

Is BP Corporation North America Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

BP Corporation North America Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -45% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for BP Corporation North America Inc.'s patents?

BP Corporation North America Inc.'s patents average 21.2 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the BP Corporation North America 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.

How to use this portfolio

BP's 202 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - BP ranks #1,980 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01V - see who else leads that technology area. G01V 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.