Where does Core Laboratories LP rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Core Laboratories LP ranks #39,612 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 Core Laboratories LP hold?

Core Laboratories LP holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Core Laboratories LP's Innovation Score?

Core Laboratories LP has an Innovation Score of 31.5 out of 100 (38th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Core Laboratories LP's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Core Laboratories LP'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 Core Laboratories LP's patents?

Core Laboratories LP's patents average 17.0 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 Core Laboratories LP 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

Core Laboratories LP

Q: What technology areas does Core Laboratories LP focus on?

Core Laboratories LP'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 4 patents, ranking #774 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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, Core ranks #39,612 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#39,612
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.5/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39612 · US Corporation #39,612 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,612/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cooley Enterprises
CPC-NARROW E21B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cooley Enterprises, LLC (±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 Core’s 31.5 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 6.7 pts (21%) Velocity 6.7 pts (21%) Breadth 7.9 pts (25%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Core Laboratories · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Core's Innovation Score is 31.5/100 (38th 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 Core?

Each dot is one of Core’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). Core’s own 17.0 claims/patent is at or below the 17.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Core's grants concentrate

Core Laboratories LP is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). By volume, Core sits between Cooley Enterprises, LLC and Corex Materials Corporation.

Core's three-year grant acceleration

Core Laboratories LP shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Cooley Enterprises

6
Coopers Fire

6
Corbus Pharmaceut…

6
Core Brands

6
Core Products Int…

6
Core SWX

6
Core Thermal

6
Corex Materials

6
Core Laboratories ◀

6

What this shows Core holds 6 patents at rank #39,661, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Core

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,661 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Core's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 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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Core Laboratories LP patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%
2024	1	16.7%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Core Laboratories LP patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 4

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 2

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

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 2

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Core Laboratories LP's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Core Laboratories LP'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), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #39,612 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Core Laboratories LP against Cooley Enterprises, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.5/100 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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