Where does Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC ranks #508 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 Technology Holdings, LLC hold?

Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC holds 886 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 101 technology areas.

What is Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC's Innovation Score?

Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC has an Innovation Score of 64.1 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC's recent grant velocity is -32% 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 Technology Holdings, LLC's patents?

Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC's patents average 21.3 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 Technology Holdings, 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

Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC focus on?

Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC's top technology area is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells) with 829 patents, ranking #6 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 101 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 886 granted patents across 101 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Weatherford ranks #508 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 886 patents across 101 technology areas.

#508
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (64.1/100): 21.3
avg claims per patent: -32%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R508 · US Corporation #508 · 886 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 886 grants
TOP-DECILE #508/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Societe des…
CPC-WIDE E21B · 101 areas
INNOV-STRONG 64.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -32% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (±1 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 64.1 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 23.4 pts (37%) Velocity 2.9 pts (5%) Breadth 25.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 12.8 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Arctic Cat · near

64
American Regent · near

64
Largan Precision · near

64
Weatherford… · this assignee

64
Juul Labs · near

64
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Weatherford's Innovation Score is 64.1/100 (top 2% 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 21.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 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.

How Weatherford's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC received 345 grants versus 507 in 2015–2019 (-32% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 149 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 38. Lead class E21B accounts for 93.6% of the portfolio across 101 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Epistar Corporation (#504) and Charter Communications Operating, LLC (#512).

Weatherford's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC moved from 345 to 149 grants (0.43x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,824. See the growth leaderboard.

Epistar

889
Stmicroelectronics

888
Zhejiang Universi…

888
Societe des Produ…

887
Weatherford Techn… ◀

886
Toyota Boshoku

885
Furukawa Electric

883
E I DU Pont DE Ne…

882
Charter Communica…

878

What this shows Weatherford holds 886 patents at rank #508, 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 #508 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Weatherford, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling), Weatherford ranks #6 of 1,363 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (64 here).

Largan Precision Co., Ltd. 64 American Regent, Inc. 64 Arctic Cat Inc. 64 Juul Labs, Inc. 64

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (21.3 here).

Stmicroelectronics (GRAND OUEST) SAS 21.3 avg Biedermann Technologies GMBH & Co. KG 21.3 avg STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd 21.3 avg AOl 21.3 avg

Weatherford's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% of 49,997 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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Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	50	5.6%
2016	96	10.8%
2017	88	9.9%
2018	124	14.0%
2019	149	16.8%
2020	108	12.2%
2021	88	9.9%
2022	49	5.5%
2023	62	7.0%
2024	38	4.3%
2025partial year	34	3.8%

Which technologies does Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 829

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 54

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 46

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 41

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 32

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 25

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 25

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 23

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 14

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 13

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 13

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 13

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 12

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 10

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 9

Top 15 of 101 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 Technology Holdings, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC's lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 93.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #508 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC against Epistar Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 64.1/100 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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