Where does MerchSource, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MerchSource, LLC ranks #2,291 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 MerchSource, LLC hold?

MerchSource, LLC holds 171 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 28 technology areas.

What is MerchSource, LLC's Innovation Score?

MerchSource, LLC has an Innovation Score of 53.6 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is MerchSource, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

MerchSource, LLC's recent grant velocity is +22% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for MerchSource, LLC's patents?

MerchSource, LLC's patents average 2.8 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 MerchSource, LLC 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

MerchSource, LLC

Q: What technology areas does MerchSource, LLC focus on?

MerchSource, LLC's top technology area is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors) with 5 patents, ranking #303 of 1,094 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 28 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 171 granted patents across 28 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Merchsource ranks #2,291 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 171 patents across 28 technology areas.

#2,291
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.6/100): 2.8
avg claims per patent: +22%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2291 · US Corporation #2,291 · 171 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 171 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,291/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH EV Group E Thallner
CPC-FOCUS F21S · 28 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +22% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: EV Group E. Thallner GMBH (±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 Merchsource’s 53.6 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 17.8 pts (33%) Velocity 15.5 pts (29%) Breadth 18.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 1.7 pts (3%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Freeport Minerals · near

54
MerchSource · this assignee

54
Miba Gleitlager… · near

54
National Applied… · near

54
Personalis · near

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Merchsource's Innovation Score is 53.6/100 (top 9% 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 Merchsource?

Each dot is one of Merchsource’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). Merchsource’s own 2.8 claims/patent is at or below the 13.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Merchsource's grants concentrate

MerchSource, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 28 CPC subclasses with 2.9% of grants classified under F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (32 grants) versus a trough of 6 in 2020. By volume, Merchsource sits between EV Group E. Thallner GMBH and U.S. Department of Energy.

Merchsource's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, MerchSource, LLC moved from 31 to 72 grants (2.32x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #142. See the growth leaderboard.

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Kidde

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MAN Truck &Bus

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171
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Merchsource ◀

171

What this shows MerchSource holds 171 patents at rank #2,291, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MerchSource

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,291 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F21S (Non-portable Lighting Devices)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for MerchSource, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F21S (Non-portable Lighting Devices), MerchSource ranks #303 of 1,094 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

National Applied Research Laboratories 54 Freeport Minerals Corporation 54 Miba Gleitlager Austria GmbH 54 Personalis, Inc. 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (2.8 here).

The Libman Company 2.8 avg Catalyst Lifestyle Limited 2.8 avg LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. 2.8 avg The Coleman Company, Inc. 2.8 avg

Merchsource's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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MerchSource, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	5.8%
2016	17	9.9%
2017	11	6.4%
2018	12	7.0%
2019	19	11.1%
2020	6	3.5%
2021	6	3.5%
2022	13	7.6%
2023	27	15.8%
2024	32	18.7%
2025partial year	18	10.5%

Which technologies does MerchSource, LLC patent most?

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 5

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 5

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 4

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 4

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

A63H - Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks 2

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 2

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 2

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 1

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 1

G07D - Handling OF Coins OR Valuable Papers, e.g. Testing, Sorting BY Denominations, Counting, Dispensing, Changing OR Depositing 1

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 1

Top 15 of 28 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

MerchSource, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

MerchSource, LLC's lead technology class is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors), 2.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F21S
Ranked #2,291 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MerchSource, LLC against EV Group E. Thallner GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.6/100 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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