Where does Cascade Microtech, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cascade Microtech, Inc. ranks #13,905 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Cascade Microtech, Inc. hold?

Cascade Microtech, Inc. holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Cascade Microtech, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cascade Microtech, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.3 out of 100 (44th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Cascade Microtech, Inc. focus on?

Cascade Microtech, Inc.'s top technology area is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables) with 18 patents, ranking #314 of 3,424 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Cascade Microtech, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cascade Microtech, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Cascade Microtech, Inc.'s patents?

Cascade Microtech, Inc.'s patents average 18.1 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Cascade Microtech, Inc. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Cascade Microtech, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cascade ranks #13,905 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 11 technology areas.

#13,905
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.3/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13905 · US Corporation #13,905 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #13,905/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cana Technology
CPC-FOCUS G01R · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cana Technology, Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Cascade’s 33.3 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 10.7 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cascade Microtech · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cascade's Innovation Score is 33.3/100 (44th percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Cascade?

Each dot is one of Cascade’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Cascade’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Cascade vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Cascade's grants concentrate

Cascade Microtech, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (10 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, Cascade sits between Cana Technology, Inc. and Chimera Bioengineering, Inc..

Cana Technology

21
Carbon Holdings I…

21
Carefusion

21
Carleton Life Sup…

21
Cavitation

21
Champion Microele…

21
Chengdu Haicun IP…

21
Chimera Bioengine…

21
Cascade Microtech ◀

21

What this shows Cascade holds 21 patents at rank #13,921, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cascade

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,921 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01R (Measuring Electric Variables)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Cascade's primary technology class.

Cascade's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Cascade Microtech, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	19.0%
2016	10	47.6%
2017	3	14.3%
2018	4	19.0%

Which technologies does Cascade Microtech, Inc. patent most?

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 18

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Cascade Microtech, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cascade Microtech, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01R
Ranked #13,905 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cascade Microtech, Inc. against Cana Technology, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.3/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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