USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

PGS Geophysical AS

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 427 granted patents across 61 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS).

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

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427

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

21.1

Avg claims per patent

-41%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

PGS holds 427 US patents across 61 technology areas, rank #1,025 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,025
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.7/100): 21.1
avg claims per patent: -41%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

PGS Geophysical AS has been granted 427 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing PGS Geophysical AS at rank #1,025 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 61 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS). As a Foreign Corporation, PGS Geophysical AS is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, PGS sits between Dialog Semiconductor (uk) Limited (429 patents, rank #1,021) and NOK Corporation (425 patents, rank #1,029) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.7/100 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 159 grants, compared with 268 in the 2015–2019 window, a -41% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. PGS Geophysical AS's 21.1 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 61 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark PGS Geophysical AS against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows PGS holds 427 patents at rank #1,025, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PGS

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,025 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

PGS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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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PGS Geophysical AS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	30	7.0%
2016	59	13.8%
2017	53	12.4%
2018	56	13.1%
2019	70	16.4%
2020	49	11.5%
2021	34	8.0%
2022	24	5.6%
2023	28	6.6%
2024	19	4.4%
2025	5	1.2%

Which technologies does PGS Geophysical AS patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 415

B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 49

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 19

G10K - SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 14

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 13

G01H - MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES 11

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 11

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 10

B63G - OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 10

B06B - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, ; e.g.; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL 9

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 8

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 8

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

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 6

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 5

Top 15 of 61 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,025

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.7 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 PGS Geophysical AS hold?

PGS Geophysical AS holds 427 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 61 technology areas.

What is PGS Geophysical AS's Innovation Score?

PGS Geophysical AS has an Innovation Score of 61.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does PGS Geophysical AS focus on?

PGS Geophysical AS's top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS) with 415 patents. The company has filed patents in 61 CPC subclasses total.

Is PGS Geophysical AS's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

PGS Geophysical AS's recent filing velocity is -41% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for PGS Geophysical AS's patents?

PGS Geophysical AS's patents average 21.1 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the PGS Geophysical AS 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

PGS's 427 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - PGS ranks #1,025 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01V - see who else leads that technology area. G01V 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.