Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN)
Nasdaq: PTEN · Drilling Oil & Gas Wells · Houston, TX · filing with the SEC since 1995
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 202681 patents granted to the 15 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 Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
81
80 utility, 1 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
6
Against 6 in 2024 and 5 in 2023
Applications published
95
8 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
15
a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
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 engineering21
Basic materials chemistry7
Engines, pumps, turbines3
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy3
Mechanical elements2
Basic communication processes1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name15 counted
Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
31 published
Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in TW)
23 published
NexTier Completion Solutions Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
5 published
MS DIRECTIONAL, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
9 published
PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
9 published
Warrior Rig Technologies Limited a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
1 published
WARRIOR RIG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA
5 published
ESP COMPLETION TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
NexTier Completion Solutions Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
4 published
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 published
Ambar Lonestar Fluid Services, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
KEANE GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Keane Group Holdings, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
2 published
ESP COMPLETION TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Names not counted (1)
Mobile Data Technologies Ltd.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in CA. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | 12,416,220 | Integrated wellsite system and method for in-situ CO2 gas capture, carbonation and sequestration | Civil engineering | PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 12,385,325 | Drill bit with auxiliary channel openings | Civil engineering | Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 12,366,276 | Magnetic torsional spring with linear torque | Mechanical elements | MS DIRECTIONAL, LLC |
| May 27, 2025 | 12,312,868 | Drill bit for boring earth and other hard materials | Civil engineering | Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 12,215,573 | Method and system for stealth mode operation of a drilling rig | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 12,215,549 | Drill bit | Civil engineering | Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. |
| Aug 27, 2024 | 12,071,817 | Drill bit | Civil engineering | Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 12,055,953 | Gas-mixing power systems and methods for operating power systems | Engines, pumps, turbines | NexTier Completion Solutions Inc. |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 12,031,415 | Drilling fluid through-flow axial flux turbine generator | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | MS DIRECTIONAL, LLC |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 12,024,999 | Telemetry replay | Civil engineering | MS DIRECTIONAL, LLC |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Civil engineering 7 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 4.
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.