Where does MEI, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MEI, LLC ranks #26,836 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 MEI, LLC hold?

MEI, LLC holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is MEI, LLC's Innovation Score?

MEI, LLC has an Innovation Score of 32.6 out of 100 (42nd 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 MEI, LLC focus on?

MEI, LLC's top technology area is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10) with 5 patents, ranking #1,398 of 3,373 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is MEI, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

MEI, LLC'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 MEI, LLC's patents?

MEI, LLC's patents average 22.8 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 MEI, 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

MEI, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 9 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: H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, MEI ranks #26,836 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 9 technology areas.

#26,836
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.6/100): 22.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26836 · US Corporation #26,836 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,836/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Medaxis
CPC-NARROW H01L · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Medaxis AG (±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 MEI’s 32.6 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 8.3 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (33%) Claim depth 13.7 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
MEI · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows MEI's Innovation Score is 32.6/100 (42nd 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 MEI?

Each dot is one of MEI’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). MEI’s own 22.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where MEI's grants concentrate

MEI, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, MEI sits between Medaxis AG and Mevotech LP.

Medaxis

10
Media Fast LC

10
Medsolve

10
Mego Afek AC

10
Mentium

10
Mereo Biopharma 1

10
Metrex Research

10
Mevotech

10
MEI ◀

10

What this shows MEI holds 10 patents at rank #26,803, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MEI

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,803 in granted patent volume.

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

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

MEI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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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MEI, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	50.0%
2016	1	10.0%
2017	3	30.0%
2018	1	10.0%

Which technologies does MEI, LLC patent most?

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 5

F26B - Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom 2

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 2

G07D - Handling OF Coins OR Valuable Papers, e.g. Testing, Sorting BY Denominations, Counting, Dispensing, Changing OR Depositing 2

C23F - Non-mechanical Removal OF Metallic Material From Surface ; Inhibiting Corrosion OF Metallic Material OR Incrustation IN GENERAL; Multi-step Processes FOR Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material Involving AT Least ONE Process Provided FOR IN Class C23 AND AT Least ONE Process Covered BY Subclass C21d 2

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

Top 9 of 9 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

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

MEI, LLC's lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
Ranked #26,836 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MEI, LLC against Medaxis AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.6/100 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.