USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,194 granted patents across 182 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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1,194

Total patents granted

182

CPC technology areas

17.4

Avg claims per patent

-28%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Chevron holds 1,194 US patents across 182 technology areas, rank #363 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#363
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.7/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: -28%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Chevron U.s.a. Inc. has been granted 1,194 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Chevron U.s.a. Inc. at rank #363 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 182 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.4 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, Chevron U.s.a. Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Chevron sits between Magna Electronics Inc. (1,198 patents, rank #359) and UOP Llc (1,188 patents, rank #367) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.7/100 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 498 grants, compared with 696 in the 2015–2019 window, a -28% 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. Chevron U.s.a. Inc.'s 17.4 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 Chevron U.s.a. Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Magna

1,198
The United States…

1,197
X Development

1,197
Altera

1,196
Chevron U ◀

1,194
Canon Medical Sys…

1,191
Cummins

1,191
HRL Laboratories

1,188
UOP

1,188

What this shows Chevron holds 1,194 patents at rank #363, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Chevron

By rank, the assignees closest to #363 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR ROCK Drilling)

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

Chevron's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 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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Chevron U.s.a. Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	173	14.5%
2016	139	11.6%
2017	161	13.5%
2018	108	9.0%
2019	115	9.6%
2020	81	6.8%
2021	92	7.7%
2022	92	7.7%
2023	89	7.5%
2024	68	5.7%
2025	76	6.4%

Which technologies does Chevron U.s.a. Inc. patent most?

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 400

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 284

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 218

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 216

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 159

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 151

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 109

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 109

B01D - SEPARATION 101

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

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 81

C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS 66

C10M - LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS ; USE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EITHER ALONE OR AS LUBRICATING INGREDIENTS IN A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION 61

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 58

C10N - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS C10M RELATING TO LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS 52

Top 15 of 182 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#363

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.7 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 Chevron U.s.a. Inc. hold?

Chevron U.s.a. Inc. holds 1,194 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 182 technology areas.

What is Chevron U.s.a. Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Chevron U.s.a. Inc. has an Innovation Score of 65.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Chevron U.s.a. Inc. focus on?

Chevron U.s.a. 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 400 patents. The company has filed patents in 182 CPC subclasses total.

Is Chevron U.s.a. Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Chevron U.s.a. Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -28% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Chevron U.s.a. Inc.'s patents?

Chevron U.s.a. Inc.'s patents average 17.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Chevron U.s.a. 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

Chevron's 1,194 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 - Chevron ranks #363 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.