Compass Therapeutics LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 90 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Compass ranks #4,002 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 90 patents across 11 technology areas.
- #4,002
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 36%
- by Innovation Score (40.1/100)
- 17.6
- avg claims per patent
- -24%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R4002 · US Corporation #4,002 · 90 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 90 grants
- TOP-DECILE #4,002/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Black Sesame
- CPC-FOCUS A61K · 11 areas
- INNOV-PAR 40.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DOWN -24% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Black Sesame Technologies 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 Compass’s 40.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Compass
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- M-I Drilling Fluids UK · near
M-I Drilling Fluids UK · near
40 score
- Compass Therapeutics · this assignee
Compass Therapeutics · this assignee
40 score
- M&R Printing Equipment · near
M&R Printing Equipment · near
40 score
- True Velocity IP… · near
True Velocity IP… · near
40 score
- Envision Aesc Japan · near
Envision Aesc Japan · near
40 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Compass's Innovation Score is 40.1/100 (top 36% 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 Compass?
Each dot is one of Compass’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). Compass’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Compass's grants concentrate
Compass Therapeutics LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 82.2% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (21 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2024. By volume, Compass sits between Black Sesame Technologies Inc. and Egis Technology Inc..
Compass's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Compass Therapeutics LLC moved from 44 to 15 grants (0.34x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at Compass's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Black Sesame
Black Sesame Technologies Inc.
90 patents
- Chevron Oronite
Chevron Oronite Company LLC
90 patents
- Cnpc USA
Cnpc USA Corporation
90 patents
- Camco Manufacturi…
Camco Manufacturing, LLC
90 patents
- Dicastal North Am…
Dicastal North America, Inc.
90 patents
- Duraflex Hong Kong
Duraflex Hong Kong Limited
90 patents
- Ecole Superieure…
Ecole Superieure DE Physique ET DE Chimie Industrielles DE LA Ville DE Paris
90 patents
- Egis Technology
Egis Technology Inc.
90 patents
- Compass Therapeut… ◀
Compass Therapeutics LLC
90 patents
What this shows Compass holds 90 patents at rank #4,002, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Compass
By rank, the assignees closest to #4,002 in granted patent volume.
- Black Sesame Technologies Inc. #3,998 · 90 patents
- Chevron Oronite Company LLC #3,999 · 90 patents
- Cnpc USA Corporation #4,000 · 90 patents
- Camco Manufacturing, LLC #4,001 · 90 patents
- Dicastal North America, Inc. #4,003 · 90 patents
- Duraflex Hong Kong Limited #4,004 · 90 patents
- Ecole Superieure DE Physique ET DE Chimie Industrielles DE LA Ville DE Paris #4,005 · 90 patents
- Egis Technology Inc. #4,006 · 90 patents
Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Compass's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,779 in class
- L'Oreal 1,250 in class
- Novartis AG 988 in class
- The Procter & Gamble Company 985 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 950 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 813 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 768 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 760 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Compass, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Compass ranks #257 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.6 here).
Compass's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
40 Top 36% higher than 64% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 | 18.9% |
| 2016 | 4 | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 3 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | 5 | 5.6% |
| 2019 | 21 | 23.3% |
| 2020 | 11 | 12.2% |
| 2021 | 12 | 13.3% |
| 2022 | 7 | 7.8% |
| 2023 | 6 | 6.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2.2% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 2.2% |
Which technologies does Compass Therapeutics LLC patent most?
Top 11 of 11 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Compass Therapeutics LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Compass Therapeutics LLC's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 82.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
- Ranked #4,002 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Compass Therapeutics LLC against Black Sesame Technologies Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 40.1/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.