USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Saipem S.a.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 72 granted patents across 53 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16L (PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL).

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.2

Avg claims per patent

+32%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Saipem holds 72 US patents across 53 technology areas, rank #4,835 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,835
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.6/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: +32%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Saipem S.a. has been granted 72 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Saipem S.a. at rank #4,835 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 53 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16L (PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL). As a Foreign Corporation, Saipem S.a. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Saipem sits between Pella Corporation (72 patents, rank #4,831) and Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. (72 patents, rank #4,839) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.6/100 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 41 grants, compared with 31 in the 2015–2019 window, a +32% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Saipem S.a.'s 14.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 53 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Saipem S.a. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Pella

72
Refractory Intell…

72
Research Institut…

72
Resmed Sensor

72
Samyang Holdings

72
Sealy Technology

72
Shenzhen Guanke

72
Shire Human Genet…

72
Saipem ◀

72

What this shows Saipem holds 72 patents at rank #4,835, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Saipem

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,835 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

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

Saipem's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% 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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Saipem S.a. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	9.7%
2016	6	8.3%
2017	6	8.3%
2018	2	2.8%
2019	10	13.9%
2020	10	13.9%
2021	5	6.9%
2022	10	13.9%
2023	6	8.3%
2024	4	5.6%
2025	6	8.3%

Which technologies does Saipem S.a. patent most?

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 37

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 25

B01D - SEPARATION 10

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 10

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

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 6

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 6

C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE 5

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 5

E02B - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING 4

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 4

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 4

F25J - LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS ; OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT ; OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE 4

F17D - PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PIPE-LINES 4

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 3

Top 15 of 53 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,835

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.6 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 Saipem S.a. hold?

Saipem S.a. holds 72 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 53 technology areas.

What is Saipem S.a.'s Innovation Score?

Saipem S.a. has an Innovation Score of 53.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Saipem S.a. focus on?

Saipem S.a.'s top technology area is F16L (PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL) with 37 patents. The company has filed patents in 53 CPC subclasses total.

Is Saipem S.a.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Saipem S.a.'s recent filing velocity is +32% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Saipem S.a.'s patents?

Saipem S.a.'s patents average 14.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Saipem S.a. 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

Saipem's 72 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - Saipem ranks #4,835 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16L - see who else leads that technology area. F16L 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 by PlainPatent 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.