USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Westerngeco L.l.c.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 215 granted patents across 38 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS).

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

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215

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.1

Avg claims per patent

-85%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Westerngeco holds 215 US patents across 38 technology areas, rank #1,869 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,869
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.3/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: -85%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Westerngeco L.l.c. has been granted 215 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing Westerngeco L.l.c. at rank #1,869 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 38 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS). As a US Corporation, Westerngeco L.l.c. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Westerngeco sits between Ge-hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Llc (215 patents, rank #1,865) and F5 Networks, Inc. (214 patents, rank #1,873) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.3/100 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 28 grants, compared with 187 in the 2015–2019 window, a -85% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Westerngeco L.l.c.'s 18.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 38 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Westerngeco L.l.c. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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215
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215
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215
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215
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215
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215
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214
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214
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214

What this shows Westerngeco holds 215 patents at rank #1,869, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Westerngeco

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,869 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

Westerngeco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Westerngeco L.l.c. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	63	29.3%
2016	43	20.0%
2017	40	18.6%
2018	16	7.4%
2019	25	11.6%
2020	19	8.8%
2021	2	0.9%
2022	5	2.3%
2023	2	0.9%

Which technologies does Westerngeco L.l.c. patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 209

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 7

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 6

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 6

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 5

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 5

B63G - OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 4

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 4

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 4

B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 3

B81B - MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES 2

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 2

G10K - SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 2

H04B - TRANSMISSION 2

Top 15 of 38 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,869

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.3 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 Westerngeco L.l.c. hold?

Westerngeco L.l.c. holds 215 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 38 technology areas.

What is Westerngeco L.l.c.'s Innovation Score?

Westerngeco L.l.c. has an Innovation Score of 52.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Westerngeco L.l.c. focus on?

Westerngeco L.l.c.'s top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS) with 209 patents. The company has filed patents in 38 CPC subclasses total.

Is Westerngeco L.l.c.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Westerngeco L.l.c.'s recent filing velocity is -85% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Westerngeco L.l.c.'s patents?

Westerngeco L.l.c.'s patents average 18.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Westerngeco L.l.c. 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

Westerngeco's 215 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - Westerngeco ranks #1,869 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01V - see who else leads that technology area. G01V 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.