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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 175, Boring or Penetrating the Earth

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 70 62 47 56 86 321
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 48 37 42 54 47 228
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 37 50 41 33 33 194
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 36 20 28 41 27 152
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 17 18 17 20 44 116
U.S. SYNTHETIC CORPORATION 16 12 18 16 12 74
LONGYEAR TM, INC. 17 7 8 9 5 46
NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO, L.P. 6 2 5 8 11 32
VAREL INTERNATIONAL IND., L.P. 1 8 12 6 5 32
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 5 6 6 8 4 29
ATLAS COPCO SECOROC LLC 3 4 5 4 1 17
SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY 2 4 4 2 5 17
ATLAS COPCO ROCK DRILLS AB 7 2 4 2 0 15
MERLIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 4 4 2 14
BAUER MASCHINEN GMBH 3 0 2 4 4 13
VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 2 4 3 2 2 13
FORO ENERGY, INC. 0 0 2 6 4 12
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 6 3 0 2 12
CANRIG DRILLING TECHNOLOGY LTD. 1 2 5 3 0 11
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 2 5 0 2 2 11
TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 1 1 5 11
KENNAMETAL INC. 3 0 0 3 4 10
PDTI HOLDINGS, LLC 5 3 2 0 0 10
APS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 1 3 2 9
DOVER BMCS ACQUISITION CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 4 9
M-I L.L.C 2 3 3 0 1 9
WWT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 2 2 0 0 9
TESCO CORP 2 4 0 0 2 8
CENTER ROCK, INC. 0 1 2 4 0 7
CHARLES MACHINE WORKS, INC. 2 2 1 0 2 7
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 1 0 2 1 3 7
DIAMOND INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 1 0 1 5 7
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 2 0 3 1 1 7
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1 0 0 0 6 7
SDG, LLC 1 2 2 0 1 6
TDY INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
EARTH TOOL COMPANY, L.L.C. 0 1 0 4 0 5
HUNT ADVANCED DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 1 3 1 5
INTELLISERV, LLC 0 2 1 1 1 5
MANAGED PRESSURE OPERATIONS PTE. LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NATIONAL-OILWELL DHT, L.P. 0 0 0 3 2 5
SOILMEC S.P.A. 0 0 2 0 3 5
TERCEL IP LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
VAM DRILLING FRANCE 0 0 1 2 2 5
VAREL EUROPE S.A.S. 0 0 1 0 4 5
VITRUVIAN EXPLORATION, LLC 0 2 3 0 0 5



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