Where does Merlin MD PTE Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Merlin MD PTE Ltd. ranks #41,659 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 Merlin MD PTE Ltd. hold?

Merlin MD PTE Ltd. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Merlin MD PTE Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Merlin MD PTE Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 26.7 out of 100 (21st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Merlin MD PTE Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Merlin MD PTE Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Merlin MD PTE Ltd.'s patents?

Merlin MD PTE Ltd.'s patents average 28.2 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 Merlin MD PTE Ltd. 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 Foreign Corporation

Merlin MD PTE Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Merlin MD PTE Ltd. focus on?

Merlin MD PTE Ltd.'s top technology area is 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) with 6 patents. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: 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 Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Merlin ranks #41,659 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.

#41,659
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.7/100): 28.2
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41659 · Foreign Corporation #41,659 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,659/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mentice AB
CPC-NARROW A61F · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 28.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mentice AB (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Merlin MD PTE · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Merlin's Innovation Score is 26.7/100 (21st 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.

Where Merlin's grants concentrate

Merlin MD PTE Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under 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 Device). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Merlin sits between Mentice AB and Metamaterial Technologies USA, Inc..

Mentice AB

6
Meopta—Optika S R…

6
Meprolight (1990)

6
Mercia Pharma

6
Mesa Photonics

6
Mesdan S P A

6
Mester LED

6
Metamaterial USA

6
Merlin MD PTE ◀

6

What this shows Merlin holds 6 patents at rank #41,567, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Merlin

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,567 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Merlin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Merlin MD PTE Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2017	2	33.3%
2019	1	16.7%
2021	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Merlin MD PTE Ltd. patent most?

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 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

Top 2 of 2 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#41,659

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

26.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Merlin MD PTE Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Merlin MD PTE Ltd.'s lead technology class is 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 Device), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #41,659 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Merlin MD PTE Ltd. against Mentice AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.7/100 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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