Merlin Technology Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 152 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Merlin ranks #2,561 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 152 patents across 28 technology areas.
- #2,561
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 17%
- by Innovation Score (48.0/100)
- 13.2
- avg claims per patent
- -12%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R2561 · US Corporation #2,561 · 152 grants
GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MID 152 grants
- TOP-DECILE #2,561/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Intra-cellular…
- CPC-FOCUS E21B · 28 areas
- INNOV-PAR 48.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 13.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DOWN -12% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Intra-cellular Therapies, 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 Merlin’s 48.0 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Merlin
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Ethox Chemicals · near
Ethox Chemicals · near
48 score
- SureFire · near
SureFire · near
48 score
- AWES ME · near
AWES ME · near
48 score
- Eads Deutschland · near
Eads Deutschland · near
48 score
- Merlin Technology · this assignee
Merlin Technology · this assignee
48 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Merlin's Innovation Score is 48.0/100 (top 17% 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 Merlin?
Each dot is one of Merlin’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). Merlin’s own 13.2 claims/patent is at or below the 18.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Merlin's grants concentrate
Merlin Technology Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 28 CPC subclasses with 65.1% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (24 grants) versus a trough of 6 in 2015. By volume, Merlin sits between Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc. and Sofradim Production.
Merlin's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Merlin Technology Inc. moved from 55 to 33 grants (0.60x 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 #2,446. See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at Merlin's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Intra-cellular Th…
Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.
152 patents
- Joyson Safety Sys…
Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
152 patents
- Mitsui Kinzoku ACT
Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation
152 patents
- Mannkind
MannKind Corporation
152 patents
- Nanotek Instrumen…
Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC
152 patents
- Nevro
Nevro Corp.
152 patents
- Peregrine Semicon…
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation
152 patents
- Sofradim Producti…
Sofradim Production
152 patents
- Merlin Technology ◀
Merlin Technology Inc.
152 patents
What this shows Merlin holds 152 patents at rank #2,562, 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 #2,562 in granted patent volume.
- Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc. #2,558 · 152 patents
- Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC #2,559 · 152 patents
- Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation #2,560 · 152 patents
- MannKind Corporation #2,561 · 152 patents
- Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC #2,563 · 152 patents
- Nevro Corp. #2,564 · 152 patents
- Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation #2,565 · 152 patents
- Sofradim Production #2,566 · 152 patents
Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Merlin's primary technology class.
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 6,516 in class
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation 3,244 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 3,064 in class
- Baker Hughes Holdings LLC 1,273 in class
- Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC 1,107 in class
- Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC 829 in class
- Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC 598 in class
- Cameron International Corporation 514 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Merlin, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling), Merlin ranks #32 of 1,363 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.2 here).
Merlin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 3.9% |
| 2016 | 24 | 15.8% |
| 2017 | 18 | 11.8% |
| 2018 | 11 | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 19 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 16 | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 20 | 13.2% |
| 2022 | 9 | 5.9% |
| 2023 | 14 | 9.2% |
| 2024 | 10 | 6.6% |
| 2025partial year | 5 | 3.3% |
Which technologies does Merlin Technology Inc. patent most?
Top 15 of 28 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Merlin Technology Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Merlin Technology Inc.'s lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 65.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
- Ranked #2,561 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Merlin Technology Inc. against Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 48.0/100 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.
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