Where does Mercator MedSystems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Mercator MedSystems, Inc. ranks #12,554 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 Mercator MedSystems, Inc. hold?

Mercator MedSystems, Inc. holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Mercator MedSystems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Mercator MedSystems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.3 out of 100 (44th 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 Mercator MedSystems, Inc. focus on?

Mercator MedSystems, Inc.'s top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 13 patents, ranking #1,747 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Mercator MedSystems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Mercator MedSystems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Mercator MedSystems, Inc.'s patents?

Mercator MedSystems, Inc.'s patents average 19.9 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 Mercator MedSystems, 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

Mercator MedSystems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mercator ranks #12,554 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 7 technology areas.

#12,554
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.3/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12554 · US Corporation #12,554 · 24 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,554/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mederi Therapeutics
CPC-NARROW A61K · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mederi Therapeutics, 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 Mercator’s 33.3 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 11.1 pts (33%) Velocity 0.9 pts (3%) Breadth 9.4 pts (28%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Mercator MedSystems · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Mercator's Innovation Score is 33.3/100 (44th 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 Mercator?

Each dot is one of Mercator’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). Mercator’s own 19.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Mercator's grants concentrate

Mercator MedSystems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 54.2% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (11 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Mercator sits between Mederi Therapeutics, Inc. and Micromaterials LLC.

Mercator's three-year grant acceleration

Mercator MedSystems, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Mederi Therapeuti…

24
Medicomp

24
Melissa & Doug

24
Memic Innovative…

24
Metaland

24
Methode Malta

24
Meyer Sound Labor…

24
Micromaterials

24
Mercator Medsyste… ◀

24

What this shows Mercator holds 24 patents at rank #12,563, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mercator

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,563 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Mercator's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Mercator MedSystems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	20.8%
2017	1	4.2%
2018	1	4.2%
2019	2	8.3%
2020	11	45.8%
2021	2	8.3%
2023	2	8.3%

Which technologies does Mercator MedSystems, Inc. patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 13

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 13

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 12

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Mercator MedSystems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Mercator MedSystems, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 54.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #12,554 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Mercator MedSystems, Inc. against Mederi Therapeutics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.3/100 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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