USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Seescan, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 289 granted patents across 67 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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289

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.5

Avg claims per patent

+81%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Seescan holds 289 US patents across 67 technology areas, rank #1,445 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,445
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.9/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: +81%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Seescan, Inc. has been granted 289 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Seescan, Inc. at rank #1,445 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 67 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS). As a US Corporation, Seescan, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Seescan sits between Verb Surgical Inc. (290 patents, rank #1,441) and National Institute FOR Materials Science (288 patents, rank #1,449) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.9/100 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 186 grants, compared with 103 in the 2015–2019 window, a +81% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Seescan, Inc.'s 18.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 67 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Seescan, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Seescan holds 289 patents at rank #1,445, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Seescan

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,445 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

Seescan'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

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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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Seescan, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	13	4.5%
2016	12	4.2%
2017	25	8.7%
2018	33	11.4%
2019	20	6.9%
2020	32	11.1%
2021	43	14.9%
2022	23	8.0%
2023	32	11.1%
2024	34	11.8%
2025	22	7.6%

Which technologies does Seescan, Inc. patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 144

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 84

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 61

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 58

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 34

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 31

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 22

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 21

E03F - SEWERS; CESSPOOLS 21

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 20

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 20

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 20

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 19

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 18

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 18

Top 15 of 67 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,445

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.9 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 Seescan, Inc. hold?

Seescan, Inc. holds 289 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 67 technology areas.

What is Seescan, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Seescan, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 61.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Seescan, Inc. focus on?

Seescan, Inc.'s top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS) with 144 patents. The company has filed patents in 67 CPC subclasses total.

Is Seescan, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Seescan, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +81% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Seescan, Inc.'s patents?

Seescan, Inc.'s patents average 18.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Seescan, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Seescan's 289 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 - Seescan ranks #1,445 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.