ConocoPhillips has a total of 5367 patents globally, out of which 2461 have been granted. Of these 5367 patents, more than 29% patents are active. United States of America is where ConocoPhillips has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of ConocoPhillips.
ConocoPhillips was founded in 2012 by Isaac E. Blake and L.E. Phillips. ConocoPhillips provides oil exploration and production services. The Company offers processes, refines, and markets crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. ConocoPhillips serves customers worldwide. As of March 2022, ConocoPhillips has a market cap of $126.0 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of ConocoPhillips which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find ConocoPhillips patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over ConocoPhillips patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of ConocoPhillips have?
The CEO, Ryan Lance have 0 patents.
How many patents does ConocoPhillips have?
ConocoPhillips has a total of 5367 patents globally. These patents belong to 1615 unique patent families. Out of 5367 patents, 1609 patents are active.
How many ConocoPhillips patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did ConocoPhillips 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 | ConocoPhillips Applications Filed | ConocoPhillips Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 371 | 59 |
| 2012 | 236 | 49 |
| 2013 | 190 | 85 |
| 2014 | 201 | 133 |
| 2015 | 159 | 135 |
| 2016 | 280 | 118 |
| 2017 | 119 | 75 |
| 2018 | 203 | 77 |
| 2019 | 121 | 130 |
| 2020 | 93 | 137 |
| 2021 | 44 | 123 |
| 2022 | – | 24 |
How Many Patents did ConocoPhillips File in Different Countries?
Countries in which ConocoPhillips Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1176 |
| Canada | 482 |
| Europe | 474 |
| Australia | 437 |
| Germany | 157 |
| China | 151 |
| Japan | 127 |
| Korea (South) | 115 |
| Brazil | 94 |
| Singapore | 89 |
| Mexico | 87 |
| Malaysia | 86 |
| Russian Federation | 84 |
| Spain | 83 |
| India | 81 |
| Norway | 76 |
| Indonesia | 69 |
| Austria | 63 |
| Argentina | 55 |
| South Africa | 52 |
| United Kingdom | 46 |
| Chile | 45 |
| Saudi Arabia | 42 |
| Hungary | 27 |
| Denmark | 25 |
| Eurasian Patent Organization | 24 |
| Taiwan | 23 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 23 |
| Viet Nam | 20 |
| Egypt | 20 |
| Colombia | 20 |
| African Intellectual Property Organization | 22 |
| Peru | 17 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 13 |
| Israel | 11 |
| Ukraine | 11 |
| Portugal | 10 |
| Finland | 9 |
| Czech Republic | 9 |
| Algeria | 8 |
| Philippines | 7 |
| Ecuador | 7 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Poland | 5 |
| Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | 5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 |
| Panama | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 |
| Slovakia | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Morocco | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 |
| Cuba | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| Brunei | 1 |
| Mozambique | 1 |
| Bolivia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of ConocoPhillips Patents Located?
10 Best ConocoPhillips Patents
US20050131173A1 is the most popular patent in the ConocoPhillips portfolio. It has received 931 citations so far from companies like Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, Cilag Gmbh International and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of ConocoPhillips:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20050131173A1 | 931 |
| US6355594B1 | 718 |
| US6395666B1 | 707 |
| US6524987B1 | 680 |
| US6376415B1 | 675 |
| US6750302B1 | 548 |
| US6613712B1 | 528 |
| US6401486B1 | 250 |
| US6387986B1 | 231 |
| US20030070808A1 | 208 |
Which Companies are using ConocoPhillips 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 ConocoPhillips patent portfolio are Halliburton Energy Services Inc, Schlumberger and Shell Oil Company.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Halliburton Energy Services Inc | 40 |
| Schlumberger | 38 |
| Shell Oil Company | 28 |
| Baker Hughes | 27 |
| Chevron Usa Inc | 25 |
| Cgg Services Sa | 17 |
| Harris Corporation | 17 |
| General Electric | 16 |
| Saudi Arabian Oil Company | 15 |
| The Linde Group | 14 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on ConocoPhillips Patents
Top ConocoPhillips Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US6401486B1 | 20 |
| US20040015376A1 | 14 |
| US6427774B2 | 11 |
| US6872753B2 | 11 |
| US20050210739A1 | 11 |
| US7636275B2 | 10 |
| US6691531B1 | 9 |
| US20050100414A1 | 8 |
| US7975763B2 | 8 |
| US20110131020A1 | 7 |
| US20080250795A1 | 7 |
| US7027968B2 | 7 |
| US20060013759A1 | 7 |
| US7833551B2 | 7 |
| US7072767B2 | 6 |
What Percentage of ConocoPhillips US Patent Applications were Granted?
ConocoPhillips (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1667 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1310 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 83.44%.
Below are the key stats of ConocoPhillips patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for ConocoPhillips?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Conocophillips Company | 520 | 71.72% |
| Phillips 66 Company | 186 | 80.11% |
| Boulware & Valoir | 135 | 91.30% |
| Richmond Hitchcock Fish & Dollar | 99 | 92.93% |
| Conocophillips Company Ip Services Group | 77 | 68.83% |
| Polsinelli Pc | 68 | 100.00% |
| Honeywell Uop | 48 | 100.00% |
| Richmond Hitchcock | 36 | 94.44% |
| Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp | 25 | 100.00% |
| Richmond Phillips Hitchcock & Fish | 23 | 100.00% |
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What are ConocoPhillips’ key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by ConocoPhillips?
The chart below distributes patents filed by ConocoPhillips in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where ConocoPhillips thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How ConocoPhillips search focus changed over the years?
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