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NAT OILWELL VARCO LP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,967
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    2,306
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 19.0%
About

NAT OILWELL VARCO LP has a total of 1,967 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 19.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 2003. It filed its patents most often in WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), Canada and United States. Its main competitors in its focus markets civil engineering, chemical engineering and mechanical elements are MCAFEE WESLEY MARK, NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO L P and VETCO GRAY INC ABB.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing NAT OILWELL VARCO LPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Springett Frank Benjamin 117
#2 Burnett George Alexander 101
#3 Ensley Eric Trevor 63
#4 Marica Adrian 51
#5 Wells Lawrence E 51
#6 Prill Jonathan Ryan 51
#7 Donnally Robert Benjamin 48
#8 Larson Thomas Robert 46
#9 Belik Jaroslav 43
#10 Weir James William 42

Latest patents

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