Where does Inotera Memories, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Inotera Memories, Inc. ranks #7,714 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 Inotera Memories, Inc. hold?

Inotera Memories, Inc. holds 42 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Inotera Memories, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Inotera Memories, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.4 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 Inotera Memories, Inc. focus on?

Inotera Memories, Inc.'s top technology area is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10) with 30 patents, ranking #455 of 3,373 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

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

Inotera Memories, 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 Inotera Memories, Inc.'s patents?

Inotera Memories, Inc.'s patents average 9.6 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 Inotera Memories, 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 Foreign Corporation

Inotera Memories, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 42 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Inotera ranks #7,714 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 42 patents across 17 technology areas.

#7,714
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.4/100): 9.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7714 · Foreign Corporation #7,714 · 42 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 42 grants
UPPER-Q #7,714/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Incase Designs
CPC-FOCUS H01L · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Incase Designs Corp. (±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 Inotera’s 33.4 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 13.0 pts (39%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.6 pts (44%) Claim depth 5.8 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Abbvie Biotherapeutics · near

33
Finish Time Holdings · near

33
Inotera Memories · this assignee

33
Zimmer Dental · near

33
KCM · near

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Inotera's Innovation Score is 33.4/100 (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 Inotera?

Each dot is one of Inotera’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). Inotera’s own 9.6 claims/patent is at or below the 13.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Inotera's grants concentrate

Inotera Memories, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (20 grants) versus a trough of 8 in 2017. By volume, Inotera sits between Inpex Corporation and Itoki Corporation.

Inpex

42
Ipsen Pharma S

42
Iridium Satellite

42
Incase Designs

42
Institute of Rock…

42
International Mac…

42
Ironridge

42
Itoki

42
Inotera Memories ◀

42

What this shows Inotera holds 42 patents at rank #7,717, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Inotera

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,717 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Inotera, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), Inotera ranks #455 of 3,373 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).

Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc. 33 Zimmer Dental, Inc. 33 Finish Time Holdings, LLC 33 KCM Corporation 33

Inotera'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 · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Inotera Memories, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	33.3%
2016	20	47.6%
2017	8	19.0%

Which technologies does Inotera Memories, Inc. patent most?

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 30

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 19

H10B - Electronic Memory Devices 18

B22C - Foundry Moulding 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

G01Q - Scanning-probe Techniques OR APPARATUS; Applications OF Scanning-probe Techniques, e.g. Scanning Probe Microscopy [SPM] 1

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

B61B - Railway SYSTEMS; Equipment Therefor NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B81C - Processes OR Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OR Treatment OF Microstructural Devices OR Systems 1

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

Top 15 of 17 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

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

Inotera Memories, Inc.'s lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
Ranked #7,714 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Inotera Memories, Inc. against Inpex Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.4/100 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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