Where does Mercury Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Mercury Systems, Inc. ranks #22,976 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 Mercury Systems, Inc. hold?

Mercury Systems, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Mercury Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Mercury Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.8 out of 100 (49th 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 Mercury Systems, Inc. focus on?

Mercury Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 3 patents, ranking #8,216 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Mercury Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Mercury Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -29% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Mercury Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Mercury Systems, Inc.'s patents average 16.5 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 Mercury Systems, 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

Mercury Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mercury ranks #22,976 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 13 technology areas.

#22,976
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.8/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: -29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22976 · US Corporation #22,976 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,976/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Meizu Technology
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -29% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Meizu Technology Co., 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 Mercury’s 34.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.9 pts (26%) Velocity 3.3 pts (9%) Breadth 12.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Mercury Systems · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Mercury's Innovation Score is 34.8/100 (49th 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 Mercury?

Each dot is one of Mercury’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). Mercury’s own 16.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Mercury's grants concentrate

Mercury Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Mercury sits between Meizu Technology Co., Ltd. and Microduino Inc..

Mercury's three-year grant acceleration

Mercury Systems, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Meizu Technology

12
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Memorial Universi…

12
Mercedes Textiles

12
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12
Mettler Packaging

12
Microaire Surgica…

12
Microduino

12
Mercury Systems ◀

12

What this shows Mercury holds 12 patents at rank #22,999, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mercury

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,999 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Mercury's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Mercury Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	8.3%
2016	2	16.7%
2017	2	16.7%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	1	8.3%
2020	1	8.3%
2021	2	16.7%
2023	1	8.3%
2024	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Mercury Systems, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 3

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

F41H - ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General 1

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 1

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 1

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Mercury Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Mercury Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #22,976 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Mercury Systems, Inc. against Meizu Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.8/100 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.

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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