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Shell USA, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 136 granted patents across 63 technology areas, active 2022–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS).

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136
Total patents granted
63
CPC technology areas
11.7
Avg claims per patent
-
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Shell holds 136 US patents across 63 technology areas, rank #2,830 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,830
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 1%
by Innovation Score (69.0/100)
11.7
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Shell USA, Inc. has been granted 136 US utility patents between 2022 and 2025, placing Shell USA, Inc. at rank #2,830 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 63 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS). As a US Corporation, Shell USA, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Shell sits between Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. (136 patents, rank #2,826) and Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (136 patents, rank #2,834) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 69.0/100 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. Historical data spans 2022 through 2025, with 136 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. Shell USA, Inc.'s 11.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 63 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Shell USA, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Shell's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Shell holds 136 patents at rank #2,830, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Shell

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,830 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes)

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

Shell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

69 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Shell USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2022 38 27.9%
2023 35 25.7%
2024 37 27.2%
2025 26 19.1%

Which technologies does Shell USA, Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 63 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Simple

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,830

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

69.0 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 Shell USA, Inc. hold?
Shell USA, Inc. holds 136 US granted patents filed between 2022 and 2025, spanning 63 technology areas.
What is Shell USA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Shell USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 69.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Shell USA, Inc. focus on?
Shell USA, Inc.'s top technology area is B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS) with 37 patents. The company has filed patents in 63 CPC subclasses total.
Is Shell USA, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Shell USA, Inc..
What does claim depth mean for Shell USA, Inc.'s patents?
Shell USA, Inc.'s patents average 11.7 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Shell USA, 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

Shell's 136 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Shell ranks #2,830 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in B01J - see who else leads that technology area. B01J 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

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.