Where does McNeil AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), McNeil AB ranks #17,885 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 McNeil AB hold?

McNeil AB holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is McNeil AB's Innovation Score?

McNeil AB has an Innovation Score of 30.8 out of 100 (35th 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 McNeil AB focus on?

McNeil AB's top technology area is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices) with 7 patents, ranking #66 of 214 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is McNeil AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

McNeil AB's recent grant velocity is +450% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for McNeil AB's patents?

McNeil AB's patents average 12.5 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 McNeil AB 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

McNeil AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mcneil ranks #17,885 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 12 technology areas.

#17,885
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.8/100): 12.5
avg claims per patent: +450%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17885 · Foreign Corporation #17,885 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,885/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Matrixx Software
CPC-FOCUS A24F · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +450% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Matrixx Software, 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 Mcneil’s 30.8 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 9.8 pts (32%) Velocity 1.2 pts (4%) Breadth 12.2 pts (40%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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McNeil AB · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Mcneil's Innovation Score is 30.8/100 (35th 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 Mcneil?

Each dot is one of Mcneil’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). Mcneil’s own 12.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Mcneil's grants concentrate

McNeil AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 43.8% of grants classified under A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Mcneil sits between Matrixx Software, Inc. and Metabowerke GmbH.

Mcneil's three-year grant acceleration

McNeil AB shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Matrixx Software

16
Matthews Resources

16
Maxim Defense Ind…

16
Mcgill University

16
Meadwestvaco Calm…

16
Medical Depot

16
Menlo Security

16
Metabowerke

16
Mcneil AB ◀

16

What this shows McNeil holds 16 patents at rank #17,902, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near McNeil

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,902 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24F (Smokers' Requisites)

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

Mcneil's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 35th percentile higher than 35% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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McNeil AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	12.5%
2020	7	43.8%
2021	2	12.5%
2023	1	6.3%
2024	1	6.3%
2025partial year	3	18.8%

Which technologies does McNeil AB patent most?

A24F - Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices 7

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 6

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 3

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 3

A23G - COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

A24B - Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; Snuff 1

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 1

Top 12 of 12 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

McNeil AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

McNeil AB's lead technology class is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices), 43.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A24F
Ranked #17,885 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare McNeil AB against Matrixx Software, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.8/100 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.