Where does Menara Networks, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Menara Networks, Inc. ranks #18,890 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 Menara Networks, Inc. hold?

Menara Networks, Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Menara Networks, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Menara Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.2 out of 100 (34th 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 Menara Networks, Inc. focus on?

Menara Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 11 patents, ranking #1,031 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Menara Networks, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Menara Networks, 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 Menara Networks, Inc.'s patents?

Menara Networks, Inc.'s patents average 17.7 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 Menara Networks, 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

Menara Networks, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 8 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Menara ranks #18,890 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 8 technology areas.

#18,890
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.2/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18890 · US Corporation #18,890 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,890/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Medical Instrument…
CPC-NARROW G02B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Medical Instrument Development Laboratories, 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 Menara’s 30.2 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 9.6 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (33%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Menara Networks · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Menara's Innovation Score is 30.2/100 (34th 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 Menara?

Each dot is one of Menara’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). Menara’s own 17.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Menara's grants concentrate

Menara Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 73.3% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, Menara sits between Medical Instrument Development Laboratories, Inc. and Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd..

Medical Instrumen…

15
Melaleuca

15
Meltz

15
Memoryweb

15
Mersive

15
Messier-dowty

15
Metglas

15
Microwave Chemical

15
Menara Networks ◀

15

What this shows Menara holds 15 patents at rank #18,896, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Menara

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,896 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Menara's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% 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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Menara Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	20.0%
2016	5	33.3%
2017	5	33.3%
2018	2	13.3%

Which technologies does Menara Networks, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 11

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 11

H04B - Transmission 11

H04J - Multiplex Communication 9

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Menara Networks, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Menara Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 73.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #18,890 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Menara Networks, Inc. against Medical Instrument Development Laboratories, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.2/100 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.