Where does Markel Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Markel Corporation ranks #48,568 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 Markel Corporation hold?

Markel Corporation holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Markel Corporation's Innovation Score?

Markel Corporation has an Innovation Score of 29.9 out of 100 (32nd 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 Markel Corporation focus on?

Markel Corporation's top technology area is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification) with 5 patents, ranking #2,382 of 9,657 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Markel Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Markel Corporation'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 Markel Corporation's patents?

Markel Corporation's patents average 25.4 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 Markel Corporation 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

Markel Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 6 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Markel ranks #48,568 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 6 technology areas.

#48,568
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 32nd percentile
by Innovation Score (29.9/100): 25.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48568 · US Corporation #48,568 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,568/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Marel Power Solutions
CPC-NARROW Y10T · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 25.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Marel Power Solutions, 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 Markel’s 29.9 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 6.2 pts (21%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (50%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Markel · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Markel's Innovation Score is 29.9/100 (32nd 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 Markel?

Each dot is one of Markel’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). Markel’s own 25.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Markel's grants concentrate

Markel Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Markel sits between Marel Power Solutions, Inc. and Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG.

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What this shows Markel holds 5 patents at rank #48,770, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Markel

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,770 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

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

Markel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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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Markel Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	2	40.0%
2018	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Markel Corporation patent most?

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

B01D - Separation 5

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 4

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 4

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 4

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Markel Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Markel Corporation's lead technology class is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y10T
Ranked #48,568 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Markel Corporation against Marel Power Solutions, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.9/100 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.