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Equinor Energy AS

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 114 granted patents across 57 technology areas, active 2018–2025. 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).

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114
Total patents granted
57
CPC technology areas
17.7
Avg claims per patent
+3600%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Equinor holds 114 US patents across 57 technology areas, rank #3,277 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,277
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.7/100)
17.7
avg claims per patent
+3600%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Equinor Energy AS has been granted 114 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing Equinor Energy AS at rank #3,277 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 57 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.7 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 Foreign Corporation, Equinor Energy AS is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Equinor sits between Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (114 patents, rank #3,273) and Hong Kong Baptist University (114 patents, rank #3,281) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.7/100 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 111 grants, compared with 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a +3600% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign 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. Equinor Energy AS's 17.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 57 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Equinor Energy AS against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Equinor's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Equinor holds 114 patents at rank #3,277, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Equinor

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,277 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR ROCK Drilling)

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

Equinor's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Equinor Energy AS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2018 1 0.9%
2019 2 1.8%
2020 21 18.4%
2021 22 19.3%
2022 22 19.3%
2023 22 19.3%
2024 15 13.2%
2025 9 7.9%

Which technologies does Equinor Energy AS patent most?

Top 15 of 57 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,277

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.7 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 Equinor Energy AS hold?
Equinor Energy AS holds 114 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2025, spanning 57 technology areas.
What is Equinor Energy AS's Innovation Score?
Equinor Energy AS has an Innovation Score of 60.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Equinor Energy AS focus on?
Equinor Energy AS'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 83 patents. The company has filed patents in 57 CPC subclasses total.
Is Equinor Energy AS's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Equinor Energy AS's recent filing velocity is +3600% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Equinor Energy AS's patents?
Equinor Energy AS's patents average 17.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Equinor Energy AS 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

Equinor's 114 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 - Equinor ranks #3,277 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

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.