USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Sercel, Inc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 120 granted patents across 48 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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120

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.7

Avg claims per patent

-46%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sercel holds 120 US patents across 48 technology areas, rank #3,143 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,143
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.2/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: -46%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sercel, Inc has been granted 120 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Sercel, Inc at rank #3,143 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 48 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS). As a US Corporation, Sercel, Inc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sercel sits between North Inc. (120 patents, rank #3,139) and Vita-mix Management Corporation (120 patents, rank #3,147) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.2/100 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 42 grants, compared with 78 in the 2015–2019 window, a -46% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Sercel, Inc's 16.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 48 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sercel, Inc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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120
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120
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120
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120
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120
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120
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120
Sercel ◀

120

What this shows Sercel holds 120 patents at rank #3,143, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sercel

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,143 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

Sercel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 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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Sercel, Inc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	5.0%
2016	25	20.8%
2017	24	20.0%
2018	13	10.8%
2019	10	8.3%
2020	6	5.0%
2021	3	2.5%
2022	8	6.7%
2023	11	9.2%
2024	7	5.8%
2025	7	5.8%

Which technologies does Sercel, Inc patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 111

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 10

B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 8

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 7

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 7

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 6

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 6

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 4

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 4

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 4

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 4

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 3

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 3

G01H - MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES 3

Top 15 of 48 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,143

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.2 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 Sercel, Inc hold?

Sercel, Inc holds 120 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 48 technology areas.

What is Sercel, Inc's Innovation Score?

Sercel, Inc has an Innovation Score of 60.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sercel, Inc focus on?

Sercel, Inc's top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS) with 111 patents. The company has filed patents in 48 CPC subclasses total.

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

Sercel, Inc's recent filing velocity is -46% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Sercel, Inc's patents average 16.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Sercel, 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

Sercel's 120 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 - Sercel ranks #3,143 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.