Chevron has a total of 15864 patents globally, out of which 6921 have been granted. Of these 15864 patents, more than 50% of patents are active. United States of America is where Chevron has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada and it also seems reasonable as the biggest market for Chevron is USA. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Chevron.
Chevron was founded in 1879 by Johan Duramy. The company doing business in Oil & Energy Industry. The Company offers a wide range of products in Crude Oil & Natural Gas Production, Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Additives and Petrochemicals Marketing and Energy & Supply Trading, etc. As of November 2021, Chevron has a market cap of $222.41 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Chevron which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Chevron’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Chevron’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does Chevron have?
Chevron has a total of 15864 patents globally. These patents belong to 4390 unique patent families. Out of 15864 patents, 7927 patents are active.
How many Chevron patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Chevron File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Chevron Applications Filed | Chevron Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 1343 | 476 |
| 2012 | 1048 | 475 |
| 2013 | 1102 | 577 |
| 2014 | 745 | 650 |
| 2015 | 597 | 604 |
| 2016 | 512 | 455 |
| 2017 | 466 | 442 |
| 2018 | 476 | 360 |
| 2019 | 413 | 334 |
| 2020 | 226 | 316 |
| 2021 | 82 | 266 |
How Many Patents did Chevron File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Chevron Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 3557 |
| Europe | 1273 |
| Canada | 1237 |
| Australia | 1131 |
| China | 1107 |
| Japan | 983 |
| Singapore | 718 |
| Brazil | 596 |
| Korea (South) | 441 |
| India | 409 |
| United Kingdom | 327 |
| South Africa | 259 |
| Mexico | 254 |
| Indonesia | 200 |
| Eurasian Patent Organization | 185 |
| Germany | 174 |
| Malaysia | 107 |
| Norway | 104 |
| Thailand | 102 |
| Netherlands | 99 |
| Russian Federation | 93 |
| Taiwan | 84 |
| Argentina | 76 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 57 |
| Spain | 49 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 30 |
| Austria | 30 |
| New Zealand | 25 |
| Poland | 22 |
| Viet Nam | 21 |
| Philippines | 20 |
| Chile | 18 |
| Denmark | 16 |
| France | 16 |
| Israel | 11 |
| Colombia | 9 |
| Turkey | 7 |
| Czech Republic | 7 |
| Peru | 5 |
| Hungary | 4 |
| Portugal | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 |
| Uruguay | 2 |
| Ecuador | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
| Honduras | 2 |
| Egypt | 2 |
| Guatemala | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Algeria | 1 |
| African Intellectual Property Organization | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Chevron Patents Located?
10 Best Chevron Patents
US6547957B1 is the most popular patent in the Chevron portfolio. It has received 250 citations so far from companies like Shell Oil Company, Ensyn Corporation and Cenovus Energy.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Chevron:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6547957B1 | 250 |
| US6709644B2 | 183 |
| US20060144591A1 | 163 |
| US6569818B2 | 147 |
| US6339182B1 | 146 |
| US6500233B1 | 138 |
| US20030037034A1 | 137 |
| US20020004533A1 | 135 |
| US20050129598A1 | 124 |
| US7069149B2 | 121 |
Which Companies are using Chevron Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Chevron patent portfolio are Schlumberger, Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Co and Saudi Arabian Oil Company.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Schlumberger | 92 |
| Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Co | 88 |
| Saudi Arabian Oil Company | 80 |
| Halliburton Energy Services Inc | 73 |
| Uop Llc | 67 |
| Shell Oil Company | 62 |
| Baker Hughes | 57 |
| Jxtg Nippon Oil & Energy | 47 |
| Basf | 36 |
| Landmark Graphics Corporation | 35 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Chevron Patents
Top Chevron Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US6957192B1 | 20 |
| US20060144591A1 | 20 |
| US7294431B2 | 17 |
| US20090169978A1 | 17 |
| US7565278B2 | 16 |
| US8903927B2 | 15 |
| US6709644B2 | 15 |
| US8204727B2 | 11 |
| US7226675B2 | 11 |
| US20030083391A1 | 11 |
| US7572361B2 | 10 |
| US8175751B2 | 10 |
| US7527775B2 | 10 |
| US7238277B2 | 10 |
| US6740446B2 | 10 |
What Percentage of Chevron US Patent Applications were Granted?
Chevron (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 64 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 44 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 68.75%.
Below are the key stats of Chevron patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Chevron?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Chevron Corporation | 56 | 67.27% |
| Chevron Phillips Chemical Company | 2 | 100.00% |
| James E Bradley | 1 | 100.00% |
| Merchant & Gould | 1 | 100.00% |
| Polsinelli Pc | 1 | 100.00% |
Chevron’s work is integrated, ensuring that the company’s technologies and business strategy are in sync. It uses technology to link people, ideas, processes, and data.
Chevron relies on technology to offer affordable, dependable energy that drives human progress and economic growth around the world. Its innovations not only help them identify and develop new oil and gas fields at a lower cost, but they also help them recover more resources from current fields. They allow Chevron to integrate data and information in order to effectively manage and develop its global assets. They also assist it in advancing emerging energy in order to produce scalable and cost-effective new resources while decreasing its environmental footprint.
Chevron develops and manages technologies to assist in the discovery and production of new oil and gas reserves, as well as the enhancement of existing field recovery and the optimization of downstream asset productivity.
The company seeks to, develops, and commercialises innovative technologies with the potential to revolutionise energy production and consumption.
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What are Chevron’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Chevron?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Chevron in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Chevron thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions
R&D Focus: How Chevron search focus changed over the years?
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