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Chevron Corporation (CVX)

NYSE: CVX · Petroleum Refining · Houston, TX · filing with the SEC since 1994
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

6,778 patents granted to the 17 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 Chevron Corporation’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
6,778
6,738 utility, 24 design, 11 statutory invention registration, 5 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
106
Against 69 in 2024 and 89 in 2023
Applications published
3,003
162 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
17
a subsidiary, its own name, a former 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
Basic materials chemistry109
Measurement86
Civil engineering82
Chemical engineering52
Computer technology45
Environmental technology16
Materials, metallurgy16
Organic fine chemistry12
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy9
Mechanical elements3
Surface technology, coating3
Control3
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name17 counted
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2,463 granted
1,873 published
Texaco Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 9 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
3,159 granted
78 published
Union Oil Company of California a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1,118 granted
1 published
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
0 granted
992 published
Chevron Corporation its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 9 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CN)
19 granted
12 published
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in AU)
12 granted
19 published
Chevron Canada Limited a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA
0 granted
8 published
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in AU. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
0 granted
7 published
Chevron Canada Limited a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
5 published
CHEVRONTEXACO CORPORATION a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
4 granted
0 published
Hess Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
3 published
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
Chevron Corporation its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
Chevron Nigeria Limited a subsidiary
NG, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. a corporation of Pennsylvania a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Saudi Arabian Chevron Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (3)
Chevron Intellectual Property Limited
Most of its patents print VG; this name counts in US. 2 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in BM. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
PDC Energy, Inc.
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,511,776Vessel sand monitoring using infrared imagesComputer technologyChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,509,978Systems and methods for simultaneously and independently fracturing multiple wells from a common wellpadCivil engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,509,976Processes for chemical dosing prior to the padCivil engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 16, 202512,498,353Detecting surface cracks using acoustic signalsMeasurementChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 16, 202512,497,889Wireline conveyed casing test toolCivil engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 16, 202512,497,887Acceleration of subsurface simulation using filtered grid connectivity graphCivil engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 16, 202512,497,849Pressurized reservoir core sample transfer tool systemCivil engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 9, 202512,494,033Systems and methods for analyzing clusters of type curve regions as a function of position in a subsurface volume of interestComputer technologyChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 9, 202512,493,023Crystallite size in rock samplesMeasurementChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 2, 202512,487,205Acoustic sand monitorMeasurementChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0390955APPLICATION OF MINIMUM FUNCTIONAL OBJECTIVES FRAMEWORK FOR UPSTREAM APPRAISAL INVESTMENT DECISIONSIT methods for managementChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0389185WIRELINE CONVEYED CASING TEST TOOLCivil engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0389184DOWNHOLE PRESSURE AND FLOW RATE ESTIMATIONCivil engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0389177Manufacturing Micro-proppant OnsiteCivil engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0389175HYDROGEN GENERATION WITHIN HIGH SALINITY HYDROCARBON-BEARING RESERVOIRSBasic materials chemistryChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0388819CATALYST AND PROCESS TO MAKE RENEWABLE DIESEL AND SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELChemical engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387781RENEWABLE SOLID BIOMASS SLURRY HYDROCONVERSION CATALYST, METHOD OF MAKING, AND SLURRY HYDROCONVERSION PROCESSChemical engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 18, 20252025/0382860COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING UNCONVENTIONAL SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONSCivil engineeringChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 18, 20252025/0382181ACCRETION OF CARBON NANOTUBESMaterials, metallurgyChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Dec 18, 20252025/0381626PROCESSES OF REDUCING STRESS CORROSION CRACKING ON ALLOYSMachine toolsChevron U.S.A. Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Basic materials chemistry 91 · Civil engineering 55 · Chemical engineering 50 · Measurement 47 · Materials, metallurgy 18 · Computer technology 16.

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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