Where does Weatherford Canada Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Weatherford Canada Ltd. ranks #44,045 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 Weatherford Canada Ltd. hold?

Weatherford Canada Ltd. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Weatherford Canada Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Weatherford Canada Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 31.2 out of 100 (37th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Weatherford Canada Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Weatherford Canada Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -80% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Weatherford Canada Ltd.'s patents?

Weatherford Canada Ltd.'s patents average 23.2 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 Weatherford Canada Ltd. 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 Foreign Corporation

Weatherford Canada Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Weatherford Canada Ltd. focus on?

Weatherford Canada Ltd.'s top technology area is 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) with 4 patents, ranking #273 of 1,381 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: 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 OT).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Weatherford ranks #44,045 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 9 technology areas.

#44,045
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.2/100): 23.2
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44045 · Foreign Corporation #44,045 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #44,045/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Wave Power Technology
CPC-NARROW G01D · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Wave Power Technology Inc. (±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 Weatherford’s 31.2 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 6.7 pts (21%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (34%) Claim depth 13.9 pts (45%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Weatherford Canada · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Weatherford's Innovation Score is 31.2/100 (37th percentile 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 Weatherford?

Each dot is one of Weatherford’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). Weatherford’s own 23.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 20.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Weatherford's grants concentrate

Weatherford Canada Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under 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 OT). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Weatherford sits between Wave Power Technology Inc. and Weel Autonomy Inc..

Wave Power Techno…

6
Wavetronix

6
Wcco Belting

6
WDI (Xiamen) Tech…

6
Weatherford Switz…

6
Weaver Leather

6
Webo Werkzeugbau…

6
Weel Autonomy

6
Weatherford Canada ◀

6

What this shows Weatherford holds 6 patents at rank #43,999, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Weatherford

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,999 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01D (Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific Variable)

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

Weatherford's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Weatherford Canada Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	33.3%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	2	33.3%
2020	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Weatherford Canada Ltd. patent most?

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

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Weatherford Canada Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Weatherford Canada Ltd.'s lead technology class is 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 OT), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01D
Ranked #44,045 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Weatherford Canada Ltd. against Wave Power Technology Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.2/100 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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