Where does ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC ranks #17,229 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 ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC hold?

ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC's Innovation Score?

ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC has an Innovation Score of 37.6 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC focus on?

ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC's top technology area is F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps) with 15 patents, ranking #85 of 1,184 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC's patents?

ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC's patents average 17.9 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 ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC 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

ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2023. 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: F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ST9 ranks #17,229 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 7 technology areas.

#17,229
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.6/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17229 · US Corporation #17,229 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,229/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Spartus
CPC-NARROW F04B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2023 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Spartus LLC (±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 ST9’s 37.6 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 10.0 pts (27%) Velocity 7.5 pts (20%) Breadth 9.4 pts (25%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ST9 GAS AND OIL · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ST9's Innovation Score is 37.6/100 (top 43% 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 ST9?

Each dot is one of ST9’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). ST9’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

ST9 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where ST9's grants concentrate

ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 88.2% of grants classified under F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (5 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2020. By volume, ST9 sits between Spartus LLC and Steiner-optik GmbH.

ST9's three-year grant acceleration

ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Spartus

17
Spatial Systems

17
ST Pharm

17
ST Reproductive

17
Stact Wine Displa…

17
Stanley Fastening…

17
Star

17
Steiner-optik

17
ST9 GAS AND OIL ◀

17

What this shows ST9 holds 17 patents at rank #17,188, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ST9

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,188 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in ST9's primary technology class.

ST9's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2023

Grants by year

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

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ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	4	23.5%
2021	4	23.5%
2022	4	23.5%
2023	5	29.4%

Which technologies does ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC patent most?

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 15

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 14

F16H - Gearing 5

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 4

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 7 of 7 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

ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC's lead technology class is F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps), 88.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F04B
Ranked #17,229 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC against Spartus LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.6/100 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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