Where does GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP ranks #4,559 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 GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP hold?

GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP holds 77 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP's Innovation Score?

GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP has an Innovation Score of 41.9 out of 100 (top 32% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP's recent grant velocity is -60% 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 GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP's patents?

GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP's patents average 18.4 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 GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control 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

GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP

Q: What technology areas does GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP focus on?

GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control 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 53 patents. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 77 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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, GE ranks #4,559 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 77 patents across 20 technology areas.

#4,559
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.9/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4559 · US Corporation #4,559 · 77 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 77 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,559/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dong-eui University…
CPC-FOCUS E21B · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dong-eui University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Beyond Twenty · near

42
GE Oil & Gas… · this assignee

42
GW Research · near

42
Mold-masters (2007) · near

42
ProSports · near

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GE's Innovation Score is 41.9/100 (top 32% 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.

Where GE's grants concentrate

GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 68.8% 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 2020 (20 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, GE sits between Dong-eui University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation and Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Dong-eui Universi…

77
Dril-quip

77
Emulate

77
GAF Energy

77
GLO AB

77
Hangzhou Sanhua R…

77
Hunan Brunp Recyc…

77
Idorsia Pharmaceu…

77
GE Oil & Gas Pres… ◀

77

What this shows GE holds 77 patents at rank #4,559, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GE

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,559 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for GE, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Beyond Twenty Ltd. 42 GW Research Limited 42 ProSports Technologies, LLC 42 Mold-masters (2007) Limited 42

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.4 here).

Velcro Bvba 18.4 avg Oxford University Innovation Limited 18.4 avg Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. 18.4 avg Corning Incorporated 18.4 avg

GE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 32% higher than 68% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	9.1%
2016	10	13.0%
2017	13	16.9%
2018	11	14.3%
2019	14	18.2%
2020	20	26.0%
2021	2	2.6%

Which technologies does GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 53

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 38

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 15

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 7

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 2

F16N - Lubricating 2

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 1

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

F16H - Gearing 1

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,559

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

41.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control 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), 68.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #4,559 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP against Dong-eui University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.9/100 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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