Oceaneering International, Inc.
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).
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.
How Oceaneering’s 56.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Oceaneering
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Institute of… · near
Institute of… · near
57 score
- Evonik Degussa · near
Evonik Degussa · near
57 score
- Oceaneering… · this assignee
Oceaneering… · this assignee
57 score
- THE Calany Holding… · near
THE Calany Holding… · near
57 score
- Ledvance · near
Ledvance · near
57 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
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.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Oceaneering?
Each dot is one of Oceaneering’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). Oceaneering’s own 17.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
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.
Who files at Oceaneering's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- IPS Group
IPS Group Inc.
124 patents
- Innovium
Innovium, Inc.
124 patents
- Inteplast Group
Inteplast Group Corporation
124 patents
- Mölnlycke Health…
Mölnlycke Health Care AB
124 patents
- Trudell Medical I…
Trudell Medical International Inc.
124 patents
- Oceaneering Inter… ◀
Oceaneering International, Inc.
124 patents
- Abbott Medical Op…
Abbott Medical Optics Inc.
123 patents
- Endress+Hauser +KG
ENDRESS+HAUSER GMBH+CO.KG
123 patents
- Endochoice
EndoChoice, Inc.
123 patents
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.
- IPS Group Inc. #3,069 · 124 patents
- Innovium, Inc. #3,070 · 124 patents
- Inteplast Group Corporation #3,071 · 124 patents
- Mölnlycke Health Care AB #3,072 · 124 patents
- Trudell Medical International Inc. #3,074 · 124 patents
- Abbott Medical Optics Inc. #3,075 · 123 patents
- ENDRESS+HAUSER GMBH+CO.KG #3,076 · 123 patents
- EndoChoice, Inc. #3,077 · 123 patents
Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Oceaneering's primary technology class.
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 6,516 in class
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation 3,244 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 3,064 in class
- Baker Hughes Holdings LLC 1,273 in class
- Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC 1,107 in class
- Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC 829 in class
- Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC 598 in class
- Cameron International Corporation 514 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Oceaneering, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling), Oceaneering ranks #123 of 1,363 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.4 here).
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
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| 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?
Top 15 of 92 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
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.
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