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Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP)

NYSE: HP · Drilling Oil & Gas Wells · Tulsa, OK · 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

151 patents granted to the 16 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 Helmerich & Payne, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
151
151 utility, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
32
Against 29 in 2024 and 13 in 2023
Applications published
194
26 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
16
a subsidiary, 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
Civil engineering84
Computer technology8
IT methods for management4
Handling4
Control3
Engines, pumps, turbines1
Chemical engineering1
Thermal processes and apparatus1
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name16 counted
MOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
65 published
Helmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
56 published
MOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
52 granted
2 published
Helmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
40 granted
3 published
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
23 granted
5 published
MAGNETIC VARIATION SERVICES LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
20 granted
3 published
Magnetic Variation Services, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
22 published
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
19 published
BENTEC GMBH DRILLING & OILFIELD SYSTEMS a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
10 granted
3 published
BENTEC GMBH DRILLING & OILFIELD SYSTEMS a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
6 published
HELMERICH & PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB
0 granted
6 published
HELMERICH & PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
4 granted
0 published
Drillscan a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
1 published
Surcon, Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
TORQUER LIMITED a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (2)
Torquer Ltd.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in GB. 2 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Surcon Ltd
Most of its patents print DK; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 9, 202512,492,616Systems and methods for downhole power generationCivil engineeringHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
Nov 25, 202512,481,810Methods and systems for bottom hole assembly selectionCivil engineeringHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
Nov 11, 202512,469,161Systems for monitoring drilling cuttingsCivil engineeringHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
Nov 4, 202512,460,484Mobile boom systemCivil engineeringHELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
Oct 28, 202512,454,868Drill pipe tally systemCivil engineeringMAGNETIC VARIATION SERVICES LLC
Oct 14, 202512,444,040Systems and methods for oilfield drilling operations using computer visionComputer technologyMOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Oct 14, 202512,442,287Wellbore friction depth sounding by oscillating a drill string or casingCivil engineeringMAGNETIC VARIATION SERVICES LLC
Oct 14, 202512,442,252Systems and methods for drilling geothermal wellsCivil engineeringHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
Sep 23, 202512,421,813Overhead robot track apparatus and methods related to same for rigsCivil engineeringHELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
Sep 9, 202512,410,700Method of drilling a wellbore to a targetCivil engineeringMAGNETIC VARIATION SERVICES LLC
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Oct 16, 20252025/0320807GEOSTEERING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED DRILLING PERFORMANCECivil engineeringMagnetic Variation Services, LLC
Oct 2, 20252025/0305404APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DRILLINGCivil engineeringHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
Sep 18, 20252025/0290401SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CHARACTERISTICS OF CUTTINGS FROM DRILLING OPERATIONS WITH COMPUTER VISIONCivil engineeringHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
Aug 7, 20252025/0250865METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BITLESS DRILLINGThermal processes and apparatusHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
Jul 17, 20252025/0230743ADAPTIVE QUALITY CONTROL FOR MONITORING WELLBORE DRILLINGCivil engineeringMagnetic Variation Services, LLC
Jul 10, 20252025/0225595SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRILLING A WELLIT methods for managementMOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Jul 10, 20252025/0223139DUAL LINE DRAWWORKSCivil engineeringHelmerich & Payne, Inc.
Jun 12, 20252025/0188801DRILLING ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS AND METHODSCivil engineeringHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
Jun 5, 20252025/0179903SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRILLING A BOREHOLECivil engineeringMOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Jun 5, 20252025/0179885METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING TUBULAR ROTARY SLIPSCivil engineeringHELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Civil engineering 54 · Computer technology 5 · Handling 3 · IT methods for management 3 · Control 2 · Chemical engineering 1.

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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