CPC technology class · G01
G01V - Geophysics
Geophysics; gravitational measurements; detecting masses or objects; tags. 14,307 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.
- 14,307
- US patents granted
- #8/18
- in G01
- 3.6%
- G01 class share
- -6%
- 5-yr velocity
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Geophysics ranks #130 of 670 CPC technology areas - 14,307 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 6% over five years.
- #130
- of 670 CPC technology areas
- 14,307
- US patents granted, 2015–2025
- Halliburton Energy Services
- leading assignee (1,636)
- -6%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
How G01V's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, G01V recorded 6,333 grants versus 6,737 in 2015–2019 (-6% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 1,874 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 1,008 (+86% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. holds 11.4% of the class ; the top three share 25.8%.
Leaderboard read
G01V concentration, lead at 11.4%
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. leads this historical grant record at 11.4% of G01V - us corporation assignees hold 65% of class grants (6,707 of 10,364). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.
- Leader's share
- 11.4%
- Top three share
- 25.8%
- Lead over #2
- 362
1,636 of 14,307 grants
of the class's recorded grants
more grants than Schlumberger Technology Corporation
Where G01V sits inside G01
Among 18 subclasses in G01 (MEASURING; Testing), G01V ranks #8 and holds 3.6% of the parent class's 393,430 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.
Rising assignees active in G01V
Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.
- #1 Exxon Mobil Technology and Engineering Company 298x 0 → 298 company-wide · 36 in G01V
- #2 Shell USA, Inc. 110x 0 → 110 company-wide · 11 in G01V
- #3 Totalenergies Onetech 65x 0 → 65 company-wide · 7 in G01V
- #4 Earthsystems Technologies, Inc. 12x 0 → 12 company-wide · 11 in G01V
- #5 Aira, Inc. 12x 3 → 35 company-wide · 5 in G01V
G01V grants by year, peak 2019 (1,874)
US utility-patent grants per year in G01V, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 6% versus 2015–2019.
Who leads G01V?
The 12 most active assignees in GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags - wider bars mean more grants
- Halliburton Energy…
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
1,636 patents
- Schlumberger…
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
1,274 patents
- Saudi Arabian Oil
Saudi Arabian OIL Company
780 patents
- Pgs Geophysical As 415
PGS Geophysical AS
415 patents
- Cgg Services Sas 298
CGG Services SAS
298 patents
- Exxonmobil Upstream… 252
Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company
252 patents
- Landmark Graphics 222
Landmark Graphics Corporation
222 patents
- Chevron U 216
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
216 patents
- Westerngeco L L C 209
Westerngeco L.L.C.
209 patents
- Baker Hughes Holdings 192
Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
192 patents
- Baker Hughes a Ge 185
Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
185 patents
- Nuctech 147
Nuctech Company Limited
147 patents
What this shows Halliburton Energy… is the most active filer in G01V, holding 1,636 of the 14,307 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.
View data table
| Rank | Company | Patents in G01V |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | 1,636 |
| #2 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 1,274 |
| #3 | Saudi Arabian OIL Company | 780 |
| #4 | PGS Geophysical AS | 415 |
| #5 | CGG Services SAS | 298 |
| #6 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | 252 |
| #7 | Landmark Graphics Corporation | 222 |
| #8 | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | 216 |
| #9 | Westerngeco L.L.C. | 209 |
| #10 | Baker Hughes Holdings LLC | 192 |
| #11 | Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC | 185 |
| #12 | Nuctech Company Limited | 147 |
| #13 | SeeScan, Inc. | 144 |
| #14 | Rapiscan Systems, Inc. | 130 |
| #15 | ConocoPhillips Company | 128 |
| #16 | Sercel, Inc | 111 |
| #17 | Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | 94 |
| #18 | Tsinghua University | 86 |
| #19 | Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC | 78 |
| #20 | BP Corporation North America Inc. | 68 |
Footprint here vs. claim strategy
Each dot is a leading G01V assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.
Classes near G01V's 14,307-grant footprint
Nationwide nearest neighbors for G01V (#130 of 670 by volume ; lead share 11.4%) - not the G01 parent-class siblings above.
Nearest by grant volume
Nearest by lead-assignee share
Questions about G01V
Which company holds the most patents in G01V?
Which G01V assignees grew fastest recently?
How does G01V compare inside parent class G01?
What to do with this data
G01V in context - here's where to go next.
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. leads G01V with 1,636 grants in this class. See full portfolio
- G01V ranks #130 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
- Inside parent class G01, the largest sibling subclass is G01N with 115,972 grants. Explore G01N
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
Methodology - G01V figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (14,307 grants in the tracked window).
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