Where does Oceaneering International, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Oceaneering International, Inc. ranks #3,073 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 Oceaneering International, Inc. hold?

Oceaneering International, Inc. holds 124 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 92 technology areas.

What is Oceaneering International, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Oceaneering International, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.9 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Oceaneering International, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Oceaneering International, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -45% 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 Oceaneering International, Inc.'s patents?

Oceaneering International, Inc.'s patents average 17.4 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 Oceaneering International, 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

Oceaneering International, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Oceaneering International, Inc. focus on?

Oceaneering International, 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 30 patents. Grants appear in 92 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 124 granted patents across 92 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, Oceaneering ranks #3,073 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 124 patents across 92 technology areas.

#3,073
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.9/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: -45%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3073 · US Corporation #3,073 · 124 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 124 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,073/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Innovium
CPC-WIDE E21B · 92 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -45% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Innovium, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Institute of… · near

57
Evonik Degussa · near

57
Oceaneering… · this assignee

57
THE Calany Holding… · near

57
Ledvance · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Oceaneering's Innovation Score is 56.9/100 (top 6% 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.

How Oceaneering's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Oceaneering International, Inc. received 43 grants versus 78 in 2015–2019 (-45% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 19 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 5. Lead class E21B accounts for 24.2% of the portfolio across 92 subclasses. Volume neighbours: IPS Group Inc. (#3,069) and EndoChoice, Inc. (#3,077).

Oceaneering's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Oceaneering International, Inc. moved from 36 to 26 grants (0.72x 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 #2,076. See the growth leaderboard.

IPS Group

124
Innovium

124
Inteplast Group

124
Mölnlycke Health…

124
Trudell Medical I…

124
Oceaneering Inter… ◀

124
Abbott Medical Op…

123
Endress+Hauser +KG

123
Endochoice

123

What this shows Oceaneering holds 124 patents at rank #3,073, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Oceaneering

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,073 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

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

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Evonik Degussa GMBH 57 THE Calany Holding S.À R.L. 57 Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences 57 Ledvance GMBH 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.4 here).

Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc. 17.4 avg Suzhou Lekin Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 17.4 avg Newracom, Inc. 17.4 avg ABB Research Ltd. 17.4 avg

Oceaneering's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 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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Oceaneering International, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	7.3%
2016	15	12.1%
2017	19	15.3%
2018	16	12.9%
2019	19	15.3%
2020	6	4.8%
2021	11	8.9%
2022	16	12.9%
2023	5	4.0%
2024	5	4.0%
2025partial year	3	2.4%

Which technologies does Oceaneering International, Inc. patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 30

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 26

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 21

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 21

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 16

A63G - MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement 14

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 13

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 10

B63C - Launching, Hauling-out, OR Dry-docking OF VESSELS; Life-saving IN WATER; Equipment FOR Dwelling OR Working Under WATER; Means FOR Salvaging OR Searching FOR Underwater Objects 9

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 9

H04B - Transmission 8

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 8

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 8

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 7

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 6

Top 15 of 92 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,073

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.9 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

Oceaneering International, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Oceaneering International, 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), 24.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #3,073 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Oceaneering International, Inc. against IPS Group Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.9/100 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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