USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Suncor Energy Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 63 granted patents across 53 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C10G (CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GAS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

30.0

Avg claims per patent

-3%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Suncor holds 63 US patents across 53 technology areas, rank #5,476 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#5,476
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.6/100): 30.0
avg claims per patent: -3%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Suncor Energy Inc. has been granted 63 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Suncor Energy Inc. at rank #5,476 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 53 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 30.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in C10G (CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GAS). As a Foreign Corporation, Suncor Energy Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Suncor sits between Silanna UV Technologies Pte Ltd (63 patents, rank #5,472) and Tyco Electronics UK Ltd (63 patents, rank #5,480) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.6/100 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 31 grants, compared with 32 in the 2015–2019 window, a -3% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Suncor Energy Inc.'s 30.0 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 53 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Suncor Energy Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Silanna UV Pte

63
Simplify Medical…

63
Skyhook Wireless

63
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63
Taser Internation…

63
Tempus LABS

63
Therma-stor

63
Tyco UK

63
Suncor Energy ◀

63

What this shows Suncor holds 63 patents at rank #5,476, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Suncor

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,476 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C10G (Cracking Hydrocarbon OILS)

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

Suncor's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% 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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Suncor Energy Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	11.1%
2016	8	12.7%
2017	9	14.3%
2018	3	4.8%
2019	5	7.9%
2020	6	9.5%
2021	8	12.7%
2022	7	11.1%
2023	7	11.1%
2024	1	1.6%
2025	2	3.2%

Which technologies does Suncor Energy Inc. patent most?

C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES 26

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 13

C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE 11

A01N - PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF ; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES ; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS 10

B01D - SEPARATION 8

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 5

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 4

E21C - MINING OR QUARRYING 4

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 3

F22B - METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS 3

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 3

B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL 3

F26B - DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM 3

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 3

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 3

Top 15 of 53 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,476

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.6 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 Suncor Energy Inc. hold?

Suncor Energy Inc. holds 63 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 53 technology areas.

What is Suncor Energy Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Suncor Energy Inc. has an Innovation Score of 59.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Suncor Energy Inc. focus on?

Suncor Energy Inc.'s top technology area is C10G (CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES) with 26 patents. The company has filed patents in 53 CPC subclasses total.

Is Suncor Energy Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Suncor Energy Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -3% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Suncor Energy Inc.'s patents?

Suncor Energy Inc.'s patents average 30.0 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Suncor Energy 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

Suncor's 63 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - Suncor ranks #5,476 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C10G - see who else leads that technology area. C10G 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.