USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 841 granted patents across 145 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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841

Total patents granted

145

CPC technology areas

20.8

Avg claims per patent

-51%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Exxonmobil holds 841 US patents across 145 technology areas, rank #535 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#535
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.0/100): 20.8
avg claims per patent: -51%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company has been granted 841 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company at rank #535 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 145 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.8 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, Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Exxonmobil sits between OPEN Invention Network Llc NC (845 patents, rank #531) and Corning Optical Communications Llc (828 patents, rank #539) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.0/100 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 276 grants, compared with 565 in the 2015–2019 window, a -51% 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. Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company's 20.8 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, 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 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

OPEN Invention Ne…

845
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842
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842
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841
Exxonmobil Upstre… ◀

841
Conopco

831
ABL IP Holding

830
The Gillette

830
Corning Optical C…

828

What this shows Exxonmobil holds 841 patents at rank #535, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Exxonmobil

By rank, the assignees closest to #535 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR ROCK Drilling)

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

Exxonmobil's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	78	9.3%
2016	95	11.3%
2017	130	15.5%
2018	134	15.9%
2019	128	15.2%
2020	96	11.4%
2021	78	9.3%
2022	88	10.5%
2023	13	1.5%
2025	1	0.1%

Which technologies does Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company patent most?

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 350

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 252

B01D - SEPARATION 132

Y02C - CAPTURE, STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION OR DISPOSAL OF GREENHOUSE GASES [GHG] 91

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 89

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 76

F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 75

F25J - LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS ; OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT ; OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE 69

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 63

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 59

F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 49

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 43

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 38

F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES 30

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 29

Top 15 of 145 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#535

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.0 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 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company hold?

Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company holds 841 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 145 technology areas.

What is Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company's Innovation Score?

Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company has an Innovation Score of 63.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company focus on?

Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company'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 350 patents. The company has filed patents in 145 CPC subclasses total.

Is Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company's recent filing velocity is -51% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company's patents?

Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company's patents average 20.8 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company 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

Exxonmobil's 841 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Exxonmobil ranks #535 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.