Overall rank by patents
#22,974
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: Y02A (TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Menlo ranks #22,974 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 3 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22974 · US Corporation #22,974 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Meiji 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Menlo Therapeutics · this assignee
30 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Menlo's Innovation Score is 30.0/100 (top 67% 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.
Menlo Therapeutics Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under Y02A (TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Menlo sits between Meiji University and Metalysis Limited.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
MEIJI UNIVERSITY
12 patents
MEISSNER FILTRATION PRODUCTS, INC.
12 patents
MELITTA SINGLE PORTIONS GMBH & CO. KG
12 patents
MEMSEN ELECTRONICS INC.
12 patents
MERRY YARD INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE CORP.
12 patents
MERSEN FRANCE SB SAS
12 patents
METABANK
12 patents
METALYSIS LIMITED
12 patents
MENLO THERAPEUTICS INC.
12 patents
What this shows Menlo holds 12 patents at rank #22,941, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,941 in granted patent volume.
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)
30 Top 67% higher than 33% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 16.7% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,974
of 50,000 tracked assignees
30.0 out of 100
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