Where does CUE Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), CUE Inc. ranks #15,934 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 CUE Inc. hold?

CUE Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is CUE Inc.'s Innovation Score?

CUE Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.1 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does CUE Inc. focus on?

CUE Inc.'s top technology area is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE) with 14 patents, ranking #129 of 1,325 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is CUE Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

CUE 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 CUE Inc.'s patents?

CUE Inc.'s patents average 19.6 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 CUE 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

CUE Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 14 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: B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, CUE ranks #15,934 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 14 technology areas.

#15,934
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.1/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15934 · US Corporation #15,934 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #15,934/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Calnetix
CPC-FOCUS B01L · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Calnetix Technologies, LLC (±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 CUE’s 35.1 Innovation Score adds up

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

Volume 10.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (38%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CUE · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows CUE's Innovation Score is 35.1/100 (top 50% 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 CUE?

Each dot is one of CUE’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). CUE’s own 19.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where CUE's grants concentrate

CUE Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, CUE sits between Crescendo Biologics Limited and Calnetix Technologies, LLC.

Crescendo Biologi…

18
Cryptzone North A…

18
CTK

18
Cubtek

18
Curlin Medical

18
CV6 Therapeutics…

18
Cyvek

18
Calnetix

18
CUE ◀

18

What this shows CUE holds 18 patents at rank #15,908, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CUE

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,908 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE)

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

CUE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% 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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CUE Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	33.3%
2016	4	22.2%
2017	7	38.9%
2018	1	5.6%

Which technologies does CUE Inc. patent most?

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 14

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 14

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 14

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 11

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 11

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 11

H04M - Telephonic Communication 11

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

CUE Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

CUE Inc.'s lead technology class is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01L
Ranked #15,934 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare CUE Inc. against Crescendo Biologics Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.1/100 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.

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

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.