Where does Methode Electronics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Methode Electronics, Inc. ranks #6,562 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 Methode Electronics, Inc. hold?

Methode Electronics, Inc. holds 51 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 42 technology areas.

What is Methode Electronics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Methode Electronics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 50.7 out of 100 (top 13% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Methode Electronics, Inc. focus on?

Methode Electronics, Inc.'s top technology area is G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure) with 14 patents, ranking #54 of 1,293 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 42 CPC subclasses total.

Is Methode Electronics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Methode Electronics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +4% 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 Methode Electronics, Inc.'s patents?

Methode Electronics, Inc.'s patents average 18.9 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 Methode Electronics, 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

Methode Electronics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 51 granted patents across 42 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: G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Methode ranks #6,562 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 51 patents across 42 technology areas.

#6,562
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.7/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: +4%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6562 · US Corporation #6,562 · 51 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 51 grants
UPPER-Q #6,562/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MCI (Mirror…
CPC-WIDE G01L · 42 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +4% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MCI (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. (±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 Methode’s 50.7 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 13.6 pts (27%) Velocity 2.8 pts (6%) Breadth 22.9 pts (45%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Methode · this assignee

51
MU Ionic Solutions · near

51
Netradyne · near

51
Ipla Holdings · near

51
Korea Electric Power · near

51
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Methode's Innovation Score is 50.7/100 (top 13% 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 Methode?

Each dot is one of Methode’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). Methode’s own 18.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Methode's grants concentrate

Methode Electronics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 42 CPC subclasses with 27.5% of grants classified under G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Methode sits between MCI (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. and Mississippi State University.

Methode's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Methode Electronics, Inc. moved from 24 to 10 grants (0.42x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

MCI (Mirror Contr…

51
Medibeacon

51
Mitek Holdings

51
Motive Drilling

51
Mettler-toledo (C…

51
Miba Sinter Austr…

51
Microsemi

51
Mississippi State…

51
Methode ◀

51

What this shows Methode holds 51 patents at rank #6,564, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Methode

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,564 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01L (Measuring Force)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Methode, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01L (Measuring Force), Methode ranks #54 of 1,293 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (51 here).

Netradyne, Inc. 51 MU Ionic Solutions Corporation 51 Ipla Holdings Inc. 51 Korea Electric Power Corporation 51

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.9 here).

West Affum Holdings DAC 18.9 avg Mazor Robotics Ltd. 18.9 avg Ossia Inc. 18.9 avg Allstate Insurance Company 18.9 avg

Methode's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 13% higher than 87% 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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Methode Electronics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	11.8%
2016	5	9.8%
2017	1	2.0%
2018	3	5.9%
2019	9	17.6%
2020	8	15.7%
2021	7	13.7%
2022	7	13.7%
2023	2	3.9%
2024	1	2.0%
2025partial year	2	3.9%

Which technologies does Methode Electronics, Inc. patent most?

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 14

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 11

B60D - Vehicle Connections 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 5

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 5

H04B - Transmission 4

H04Q - Selecting 4

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

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

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 3

B60S - Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

H03K - Pulse Technique 3

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

Top 15 of 42 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

Methode Electronics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Methode Electronics, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure), 27.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01L
Ranked #6,562 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Methode Electronics, Inc. against MCI (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.7/100 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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