Where does Metacluster LT, UAB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Metacluster LT, UAB ranks #16,989 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 Metacluster LT, UAB hold?

Metacluster LT, UAB holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2022, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Metacluster LT, UAB's Innovation Score?

Metacluster LT, UAB has an Innovation Score of 49.5 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Metacluster LT, UAB focus on?

Metacluster LT, UAB's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 17 patents, ranking #1,573 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Metacluster LT, UAB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Metacluster LT, UAB.

What does claim depth mean for Metacluster LT, UAB's patents?

Metacluster LT, UAB's patents average 18.1 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 Metacluster LT, UAB 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

Metacluster LT, UAB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2022. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Metacluster ranks #16,989 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 6 technology areas.

#16,989
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.5/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16989 · Foreign Corporation #16,989 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,989/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MAX Interactive
CPC-NARROW H04L · 6 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2022 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MAX Interactive, 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 Metacluster’s 49.5 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 10.0 pts (20%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 8.7 pts (18%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Metacluster LT UAB · this assignee

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Metacluster's Innovation Score is 49.5/100 (top 15% 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 Metacluster?

Each dot is one of Metacluster’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). Metacluster’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Metacluster's grants concentrate

Metacluster LT, UAB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (13 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, Metacluster sits between MAX Interactive, Inc. and Midwest Innovative Products, LLC.

Metacluster's three-year grant acceleration

Metacluster LT, UAB shows 13 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.

MAX Interactive

17
Maxon Motor

17
MCM Global

17
Medimaging Integr…

17
Metisx

17
Metrotech

17
Metso Flow Contro…

17
Midwest Innovativ…

17
Metacluster LT UAB ◀

17

What this shows Metacluster holds 17 patents at rank #16,977, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Metacluster

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,977 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Metacluster's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2022

Grants by year

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

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Metacluster LT, UAB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	2	11.8%
2021	2	11.8%
2022	13	76.5%

Which technologies does Metacluster LT, UAB patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 17

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 9

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 6 of 6 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Metacluster LT, UAB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Metacluster LT, UAB's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #16,989 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Metacluster LT, UAB against MAX Interactive, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.5/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.