Where does Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. ranks #33,247 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. hold?

Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2022 and 2025, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.8 out of 100 (top 25% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. focus on?

Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc.'s top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags) with 8 patents, ranking #122 of 835 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc.'s patents?

Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc.'s patents average 18.5 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Shearwater GeoServices Software 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shearwater ranks #33,247 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 3 technology areas.

#33,247
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.8/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33247 · US Corporation #33,247 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,247/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shantou Kailan…
CPC-NARROW G01V · 3 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2022–2025 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shantou Kailan Technology Industrial Co. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Shearwater’s 44.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 7.6 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (45%) Breadth 6.1 pts (14%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Shearwater GeoServic… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Shearwater's Innovation Score is 44.8/100 (top 25% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Shearwater?

Each dot is one of Shearwater’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Shearwater’s own 18.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 1.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Shearwater vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Shearwater's grants concentrate

Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2022. By volume, Shearwater sits between Shantou Kailan Technology Industrial Co. and Shenzhen Baoshijie Technology Co., Ltd..

Shearwater's three-year grant acceleration

Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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8
Shantou Weishengd…

8
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8
Shear Kershman La…

8
Sheng Tai Brasswa…

8
Shenzhen AOJ Medi…

8
Shenzhen Autral T…

8
Shenzhen Baoshiji…

8
Shearwater Geoser… ◀

8

What this shows Shearwater holds 8 patents at rank #33,357, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shearwater

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,357 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

Shearwater's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	2	25.0%
2023	4	50.0%
2025partial year	2	25.0%

Which technologies does Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 8

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc.'s lead technology class is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01V
Ranked #33,247 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shearwater GeoServices Software Inc. against Shantou Kailan Technology Industrial Co., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.8/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

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

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 , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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