Where does Joy MM Delaware, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Joy MM Delaware, Inc. ranks #3,811 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 Joy MM Delaware, Inc. hold?

Joy MM Delaware, Inc. holds 95 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 37 technology areas.

What is Joy MM Delaware, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Joy MM Delaware, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 49.3 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Joy MM Delaware, Inc. focus on?

Joy MM Delaware, Inc.'s top technology area is E21C (Mining OR Quarrying) with 47 patents. Grants appear in 37 CPC subclasses total.

Is Joy MM Delaware, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Joy MM Delaware, 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 Joy MM Delaware, Inc.'s patents?

Joy MM Delaware, Inc.'s patents average 20.0 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 Joy MM Delaware, 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

Joy MM Delaware, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 95 granted patents across 37 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: E21C (Mining OR Quarrying).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Joy ranks #3,811 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 95 patents across 37 technology areas.

#3,811
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.3/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3811 · US Corporation #3,811 · 95 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 95 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,811/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Guided Therapy Systems
CPC-FOCUS E21C · 37 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Guided Therapy Systems, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Interaxon · near

49
Joy MM Delaware · this assignee

49
LM WP Patent… · near

49
Matscitechno Licensing · near

49
Pintail Power · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Joy's Innovation Score is 49.3/100 (top 15% 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 Joy's grants concentrate

Joy MM Delaware, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 37 CPC subclasses with 49.5% of grants classified under E21C (Mining OR Quarrying). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (30 grants) versus a trough of 12 in 2018. By volume, Joy sits between Guided Therapy Systems, LLC and Leoni Kabel GMBH.

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95
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Keyssa

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Kopin

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Kuen Hwa Traffic…

95
Leoni Kabel

95
Joy MM Delaware ◀

95

What this shows Joy holds 95 patents at rank #3,812, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Joy

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,812 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21C (Mining OR Quarrying)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

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

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

LM WP Patent Holding A/S 49 Interaxon Inc. 49 Matscitechno Licensing Company 49 Pintail Power LLC 49

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.0 here).

ClearMotion, Inc. 20.0 avg Divx, LLC 20.0 avg Sailpoint Technologies, Inc. 20.0 avg Sanford Health 20.0 avg

Joy's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% 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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Joy MM Delaware, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	30	31.6%
2016	25	26.3%
2017	28	29.5%
2018	12	12.6%

Which technologies does Joy MM Delaware, Inc. patent most?

E21C - Mining OR Quarrying 47

E21F - Safety Devices, Transport, Filling-up, Rescue, Ventilation, OR Draining IN OR OF Mines OR Tunnels 38

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 36

E21D - SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers 12

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 11

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 5

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 5

B02C - Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain 4

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 4

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 4

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 3

B60M - Power Supply Lines, AND Devices Along Rails, FOR Electrically- Propelled Vehicles 3

B60H - Arrangements OF Heating, Cooling, Ventilating OR Other Air-treating Devices Specially Adapted FOR Passenger OR Goods Spaces OF Vehicles 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

Top 15 of 37 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,811

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

49.3 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

Joy MM Delaware, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Joy MM Delaware, Inc.'s lead technology class is E21C (Mining OR Quarrying), 49.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21C
Ranked #3,811 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Joy MM Delaware, Inc. against Guided Therapy Systems, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.3/100 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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