Where does Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. ranks #36,306 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 Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. hold?

Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.1 out of 100 (26th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. focus on?

Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc.'s top technology area is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere) with 6 patents, ranking #412 of 1,605 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc.'s patents?

Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc.'s patents average 20.4 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 Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. 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

Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lubrizol ranks #36,306 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#36,306
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.1/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36306 · US Corporation #36,306 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,306/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Loram
CPC-NARROW C09K · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Loram Technologies, 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 Lubrizol’s 28.1 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 7.2 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (31%) Claim depth 12.3 pts (44%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Lubrizol oilfield… · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lubrizol's Innovation Score is 28.1/100 (26th 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 Lubrizol?

Each dot is one of Lubrizol’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). Lubrizol’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Lubrizol's grants concentrate

Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Lubrizol sits between Loram Technologies, Inc. and Lumedyne Technologies Incorporated.

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7
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7
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7
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7

What this shows Lubrizol holds 7 patents at rank #36,295, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lubrizol

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,295 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications)

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

Lubrizol's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 26th percentile higher than 26% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	57.1%
2016	2	28.6%
2017	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. patent most?

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 6

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

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc.'s lead technology class is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C09K
Ranked #36,306 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lubrizol oilfield Solutions, Inc. against Loram Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.1/100 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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