USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 185 granted patents across 112 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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185

Total patents granted

112

CPC technology areas

11.8

Avg claims per patent

+344%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Petróleo holds 185 US patents across 112 technology areas, rank #2,132 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,132
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (70.2/100): 11.8
avg claims per patent: +344%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras has been granted 185 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras at rank #2,132 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 112 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in E21B (EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS). As a Foreign Corporation, Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Petróleo sits between Cooler Master Co., Ltd. (185 patents, rank #2,128) and Zedel (185 patents, rank #2,136) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 70.2/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 151 grants, compared with 34 in the 2015–2019 window, a +344% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras's 11.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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185
PETRÓLEO Brasilei… ◀

185

What this shows Petróleo holds 185 patents at rank #2,132, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Petróleo

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,132 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR ROCK Drilling)

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

Petróleo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

70 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 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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Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	5.9%
2016	7	3.8%
2017	1	0.5%
2018	4	2.2%
2019	11	5.9%
2020	3	1.6%
2021	6	3.2%
2022	15	8.1%
2023	29	15.7%
2024	50	27.0%
2025	48	25.9%

Which technologies does Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras patent most?

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 73

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 30

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 24

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 24

C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES 22

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 18

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 15

B01D - SEPARATION 13

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 13

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 12

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 11

C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS 11

B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 9

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 6

Top 15 of 112 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,132

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

70.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras hold?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras holds 185 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 112 technology areas.

What is Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras's Innovation Score?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras has an Innovation Score of 70.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras focus on?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras'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 73 patents. The company has filed patents in 112 CPC subclasses total.

Is Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras's recent filing velocity is +344% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras's patents?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras's patents average 11.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Petróleo Brasileiro S.a.—petrobras 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.

How to use this portfolio

Petróleo's 185 grants land it in the top 0.1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Petróleo ranks #2,132 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E21B - see who else leads that technology area. E21B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.