Where does ICM, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ICM, Inc. ranks #9,053 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 ICM, Inc. hold?

ICM, Inc. holds 35 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 29 technology areas.

What is ICM, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

ICM, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 62.1 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ICM, Inc. focus on?

ICM, Inc.'s top technology area is B01D (Separation) with 24 patents. Grants appear in 29 CPC subclasses total.

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

ICM, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +122% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

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

ICM, Inc.'s patents average 17.8 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 ICM, 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

ICM, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 35 granted patents across 29 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: B01D (Separation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ICM ranks #9,053 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 35 patents across 29 technology areas.

#9,053
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (62.1/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: +122%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9053 · US Corporation #9,053 · 35 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 35 grants
UPPER-Q #9,053/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hanlong Industrial
CPC-FOCUS B01D · 29 areas
INNOV-STRONG 62.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +122% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hanlong Industrial Co., Ltd. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Global Life… · near

62
Changsha University… · near

62
ICM · this assignee

62
Logitech Europe · near

62
DiversiTech · near

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ICM's Innovation Score is 62.1/100 (top 3% 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.

Where ICM's grants concentrate

ICM, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 29 CPC subclasses with 68.6% of grants classified under B01D (Separation). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, ICM sits between Hydrojug, Inc. and Invidi Technologies Corporation.

ICM's three-year grant acceleration

ICM, Inc. shows 17 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Hydrojug

35
Hanlong Industrial

35
Hansen Medical

35
Hitachi Power Sol…

35
Innovia Films

35
Inoac

35
Institute OF Semi…

35
Invidi

35
ICM ◀

35

What this shows ICM holds 35 patents at rank #9,051, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ICM

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,051 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01D (Separation)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ICM, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

Changsha University OF Science AND Technology 62 Logitech Europe S.A. 62 Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC 62 DiversiTech Corporation 62

ICM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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ICM, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	5.7%
2016	2	5.7%
2017	1	2.9%
2018	2	5.7%
2019	2	5.7%
2020	1	2.9%
2021	2	5.7%
2022	4	11.4%
2023	4	11.4%
2024	9	25.7%
2025partial year	6	17.1%

Which technologies does ICM, Inc. patent most?

B01D - Separation 24

A23K - Fodder 18

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 15

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 14

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 12

C10L - Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lighters 10

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 7

B03B - Separating Solid Materials Using Liquids OR Using Pneumatic Tables OR Jigs 6

A23J - Protein Compositions FOR FOODSTUFFS; Working-up Proteins FOR FOODSTUFFS; Phosphatide Compositions FOR Foodstuffs 6

B03D - FLOTATION; Differential Sedimentation 5

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof 5

C12F - Recovery OF By-products OF Fermented Solutions ; Denatured ALCOHOL; Preparation Thereof 4

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

C07K - Peptides 3

Top 15 of 29 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#9,053

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

ICM, Inc.'s lead technology class is B01D (Separation), 68.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01D
Ranked #9,053 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ICM, Inc. against Hydrojug, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 62.1/100 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

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