Where does Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. ranks #1,925 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 Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. hold?

Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. holds 209 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 51 technology areas.

What is Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 58.0 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.'s patents?

Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.'s patents average 18.6 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 Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, 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

Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. focus on?

Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.'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 197 patents, ranking #16 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 51 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 209 granted patents across 51 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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, Nabors ranks #1,925 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 209 patents across 51 technology areas.

#1,925
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.0/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1925 · US Corporation #1,925 · 209 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 209 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,925/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH China University OF…
CPC-WIDE E21B · 51 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: China University OF Petroleum (EAST CHINA) (±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 Nabors’s 58.0 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 18.5 pts (32%) Velocity 3.3 pts (6%) Breadth 25.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Brookhaven Science… · near

58
Nabors Drilling USA · this assignee

58
SDC U S SmilePay SPV · near

58
Datalogic IP Tech S… · near

58
Emerson Electric · near

58
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nabors's Innovation Score is 58.0/100 (top 5% 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 Nabors?

Each dot is one of Nabors’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). Nabors’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Nabors's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. received 134 grants versus 67 in 2015–2019 (+100% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 48 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 1. Lead class E21B accounts for 94.3% of the portfolio across 51 subclasses. Volume neighbours: iControl Networks, Inc. (#1,921) and Fiskars Finland Oy Ab (#1,929).

Nabors's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. moved from 114 to 57 grants (0.50x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,692. See the growth leaderboard.

icontrol Networks

210
China University…

209
Institute of Geol…

209
Lego A/S

209
Shure Acquisition…

209
The Charles Machi…

209
Nabors Drilling U… ◀

209
Becton Dickinson…

208
Fiskars Finland O…

208

What this shows Nabors holds 209 patents at rank #1,925, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nabors

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,925 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Nabors, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling), Nabors ranks #16 of 1,363 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).

SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV 58 Datalogic IP Tech S.R.L. 58 Emerson Electric Co. 58 Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC 58

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.6 here).

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company 18.6 avg Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd. 18.6 avg Biosense Webster, Inc. 18.6 avg Kba-notasys SA 18.6 avg

Nabors's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	0.5%
2017	5	2.4%
2018	24	11.5%
2019	37	17.7%
2020	48	23.0%
2021	29	13.9%
2022	22	10.5%
2023	15	7.2%
2024	20	9.6%
2025partial year	8	3.8%

Which technologies does Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 197

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 18

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 8

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 8

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 5

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 5

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 5

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 4

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists 4

F16H - Gearing 3

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

A47F - Special Furniture, Fittings, OR Accessories FOR Shops, Storehouses, Bars, Restaurants OR THE LIKE; Paying Counters 3

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 2

Top 15 of 51 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

Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.'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), 94.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #1,925 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. against iControl Networks, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.0/100 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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