Where does Menlo Microsystems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Menlo Microsystems, Inc. ranks #36,449 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 Menlo Microsystems, Inc. hold?

Menlo Microsystems, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Menlo Microsystems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Menlo Microsystems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 49.3 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Menlo Microsystems, Inc. focus on?

Menlo Microsystems, Inc.'s top technology area is B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices) with 5 patents, ranking #108 of 372 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Menlo Microsystems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Menlo Microsystems, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Menlo Microsystems, Inc.'s patents?

Menlo Microsystems, Inc.'s patents average 17.3 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 Menlo Microsystems, 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

Menlo Microsystems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Menlo ranks #36,449 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 11 technology areas.

#36,449
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.3/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36449 · US Corporation #36,449 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,449/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mediplus
CPC-FOCUS B81B · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mediplus 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 Menlo’s 49.3 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 7.2 pts (15%) Velocity 20.0 pts (41%) Breadth 11.7 pts (24%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Menlo Microsystems · this assignee

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Menlo's Innovation Score is 49.3/100 (top 15% 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 Menlo?

Each dot is one of Menlo’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). Menlo’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Menlo's grants concentrate

Menlo Microsystems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Menlo sits between Mediplus Ltd and Meritage Pharma, Inc..

Menlo's three-year grant acceleration

Menlo Microsystems, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Mediplus

7
Medlmmune

7
Meiragtx UK II

7
Melchor Gabilondo

7
Menlo Systems

7
Mercy Medical Res…

7
Meril Life Scienc…

7
Meritage Pharma

7
Menlo Microsystems ◀

7

What this shows Menlo holds 7 patents at rank #36,494, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Menlo

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,494 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems)

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

Menlo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Menlo Microsystems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2023	2	28.6%
2024	1	14.3%
2025partial year	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Menlo Microsystems, Inc. patent most?

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 5

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 5

B81C - Processes OR Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OR Treatment OF Microstructural Devices OR Systems 4

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 3

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 1

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 1

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H04B - Transmission 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Menlo Microsystems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Menlo Microsystems, Inc.'s lead technology class is B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B81B
Ranked #36,449 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Menlo Microsystems, Inc. against Mediplus Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.3/100 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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