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BP p.l.c. (BP)

NYSE: BP · Petroleum Refining · London, GB · filing with the SEC since 1997
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

610 patents granted to the 5 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to BP p.l.c.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
610
598 utility, 11 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
1
Against 6 in 2024 and 5 in 2023
Applications published
76
7 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
5
a former name, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Chemical engineering14
Organic fine chemistry5
Basic materials chemistry1
Transport1
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name5 counted
The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. a former name
GB, as the owner printed on each patent. 3 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
346 granted
0 published
The British Petroleum Company Limited a former name
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
210 granted
0 published
BP P.L.C. its own name
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
52 granted
24 published
BP P.L.C. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IT)
0 granted
52 published
BP Amoco p.l.c. a former name
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
Names not counted (2)
BP AMOCO PLC
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 98 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
BP PLC
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in GB. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Nov 11, 202512,466,983Dielectric thermal management fluids and methods for using themElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBP P.L.C.
Sep 10, 202412,084,409Process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl etherChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Jul 23, 202412,043,591Fischer-tropsch processOrganic fine chemistryBP P.L.C.
Jul 23, 202412,042,786Process for producing a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalystChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Apr 23, 202411,964,549Multiple cooling circuit systems and methods for using themTransportBP P.L.C.
Feb 27, 202411,912,943Fischer-Tropsch process, supported Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst and uses thereofChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Jan 9, 202411,865,513Extruded titania-based materials comprising quaternary ammonium compounds and/or prepared using quaternary ammonium compoundsChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Oct 17, 202311,787,760Process for making ethers via enol ethersOrganic fine chemistryBP P.L.C.
Jul 4, 202311,691,127Process for preparation of a supported cobalt-containing Fishcer-Tropsch synthesisChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Jun 13, 202311,673,851Process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl ether productChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 18, 20252025/0382528MANGANESE CATALYSTS FOR REVERSE WATER-GAS SHIFT PROCESSES AND INTEGRATED FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESSESChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Dec 18, 20252025/0381556NICKEL CATALYSTS FOR REVERSE WATER-GAS SHIFT CATALYSTS AND INTEGRATED FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESSESChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Aug 14, 20252025/0257017METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESS COMPRISING A STEAM SYSTEM COUPLED TO A REACTOR SYSTEMChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Mar 27, 20252025/0100949FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS STARTUPOrganic fine chemistryBP P.L.C.
Feb 20, 20252025/0059110FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYST ACTIVATIONChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Feb 20, 20252025/0058304MANGANESE TITANATE-CONTAINING FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYST AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Feb 6, 20252025/0041836MANGANESE TITANATE-CONTAINING FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYST AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Jan 4, 20242024/0002734Fischer-Tropsch Processes with Modified Product SelectivityChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
Jan 4, 20242024/0002317Fischer-Tropsch Processes Producing Increased Amounts of AlcoholsOrganic fine chemistryBP P.L.C.
Jan 4, 20242024/0002315Process for Producing MethaneChemical engineeringBP P.L.C.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Chemical engineering 8 · Organic fine chemistry 2.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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