Where does Markov LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Markov LLC ranks #29,377 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 Markov LLC hold?

Markov LLC holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2023, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Markov LLC's Innovation Score?

Markov LLC has an Innovation Score of 33.0 out of 100 (43rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Markov LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Markov LLC's recent grant velocity is +25% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Markov LLC's patents?

Markov LLC's patents average 23.2 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 Markov LLC 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

Markov LLC

Q: What technology areas does Markov LLC focus on?

Markov LLC's top technology area is H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General) with 8 patents, ranking #399 of 2,247 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2023. 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: H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Markov ranks #29,377 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 8 technology areas.

#29,377
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (33.0/100): 23.2
avg claims per patent: +25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29377 · US Corporation #29,377 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,377/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Maodi Solar…
CPC-NARROW H05B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Maodi Solar Technology (Dongguan) 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.

How Markov’s 33.0 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 8.0 pts (24%) Velocity 1.1 pts (3%) Breadth 10.0 pts (30%) Claim depth 13.9 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Markov · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Markov's Innovation Score is 33.0/100 (43rd 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 Markov?

Each dot is one of Markov’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). Markov’s own 23.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 19.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Markov's grants concentrate

Markov LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 88.9% of grants classified under H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Markov sits between Maodi Solar Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd and Marxent Labs LLC.

Markov's three-year grant acceleration

Markov LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Maodi Solar Techn…

9
Mapr

9
Mapped

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Mark D Wieczorek…

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Marqmetrix

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9
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Marxent Labs

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Markov ◀

9

What this shows Markov holds 9 patents at rank #29,439, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Markov

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,439 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H05B (Electric Heating)

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

Markov's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Markov LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	22.2%
2019	2	22.2%
2020	2	22.2%
2021	2	22.2%
2023	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Markov LLC patent most?

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 8

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

F24C - Domestic Stoves OR Ranges ; Details OF Domestic Stoves OR Ranges, OF General Application 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Markov LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Markov LLC's lead technology class is H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General), 88.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H05B
Ranked #29,377 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Markov LLC against Maodi Solar Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.0/100 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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