Where does Framo Engineering AS rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Framo Engineering AS ranks #16,811 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 Framo Engineering AS hold?

Framo Engineering AS holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Framo Engineering AS's Innovation Score?

Framo Engineering AS has an Innovation Score of 36.9 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Framo Engineering AS's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Framo Engineering AS's recent grant velocity is -94% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Framo Engineering AS's patents?

Framo Engineering AS's patents average 19.2 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 Framo Engineering 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Framo Engineering AS

Q: What technology areas does Framo Engineering AS focus on?

Framo Engineering 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 9 patents, ranking #406 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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, Framo ranks #16,811 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 19 technology areas.

#16,811
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.9/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: -94%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16811 · Foreign Corporation #16,811 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,811/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Flower Turbines
CPC-FOCUS E21B · 19 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -94% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Flower Turbines, Inc. (±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 Framo’s 36.9 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 10.0 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.4 pts (42%) Claim depth 11.5 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Framo Engineering AS · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Framo's Innovation Score is 36.9/100 (top 45% 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 Framo?

Each dot is one of Framo’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). Framo’s own 19.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Framo's grants concentrate

Framo Engineering AS is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 52.9% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Framo sits between Flower Turbines, Inc. and Genexine, Inc..

Flower Turbines

17
Foremostco

17
Formfactor Beaver…

17
Fractal Heatsink

17
Fujifilm Imaging…

17
Fujiwa Denki

17
GEA Food Solution…

17
Genexine

17
Framo Engineering… ◀

17

What this shows Framo holds 17 patents at rank #16,813, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Framo

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,813 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Framo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Framo Engineering AS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	29.4%
2016	6	35.3%
2017	2	11.8%
2019	3	17.6%
2020	1	5.9%

Which technologies does Framo Engineering AS patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 9

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 5

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 4

F28G - Cleaning OF Internal OR External Surfaces OF Heat-exchange OR Heat-transfer Conduits, e.g. Water Tubes OR Boilers 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 2

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 2

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 2

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 15 of 19 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Framo Engineering AS's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Framo Engineering AS'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), 52.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #16,811 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Framo Engineering AS against Flower Turbines, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.9/100 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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