Menlo Security, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Menlo ranks #17,892 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #17,892
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 14%
- by Innovation Score (49.8/100)
- 25.9
- avg claims per patent
- +1100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R17892 · US Corporation #17,892 · 16 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
- MID-PACK #17,892/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH McGill University
- CPC-NARROW H04L · 2 areas
- INNOV-PAR 49.8/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 25.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +1100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: McGill University (±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 49.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Menlo
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Menlo Security · this assignee
Menlo Security · this assignee
50 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Menlo's Innovation Score is 49.8/100 (top 14% 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 25.9 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.
Where Menlo's grants concentrate
Menlo Security, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 93.8% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Menlo sits between McGill University and Mill Computing, Inc..
Menlo's three-year grant acceleration
Menlo Security, Inc. shows 11 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.
Who files at Menlo's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Mcgill University
McGill University
16 patents
- Mcneil AB
McNeil AB
16 patents
- Meadwestvaco Calm…
Meadwestvaco Calmar GMBH
16 patents
- Medical Depot
Medical Depot, Inc.
16 patents
- Metabowerke
Metabowerke GmbH
16 patents
- Micro Matic USA
Micro Matic USA, Inc.
16 patents
- Microsemi P O E
Microsemi P.O.E Ltd.
16 patents
- Mill Computing
Mill Computing, Inc.
16 patents
- Menlo Security ◀
Menlo Security, Inc.
16 patents
What this shows Menlo holds 16 patents at rank #17,905, 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 #17,905 in granted patent volume.
- McGill University #17,901 · 16 patents
- McNeil AB #17,902 · 16 patents
- Meadwestvaco Calmar GMBH #17,903 · 16 patents
- Medical Depot, Inc. #17,904 · 16 patents
- Metabowerke GmbH #17,906 · 16 patents
- Micro Matic USA, Inc. #17,907 · 16 patents
- Microsemi P.O.E Ltd. #17,908 · 16 patents
- Mill Computing, Inc. #17,909 · 16 patents
Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Menlo's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 15,969 in class
- Qualcomm Incorporated 13,594 in class
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 11,697 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 10,543 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 9,062 in class
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) 8,543 in class
- Cisco Technology, Inc. 7,502 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 7,301 in class
Menlo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 18.8% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 18.8% |
Which technologies does Menlo Security, Inc. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Menlo Security, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Menlo Security, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 93.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
- Ranked #17,892 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Menlo Security, Inc. against McGill University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 49.8/100 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.
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.