USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Metis Design Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 18 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

27.2

Avg claims per patent

+167%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Metis holds 11 US patents across 18 technology areas, rank #24,806 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#24,806
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.5/100): 27.2
avg claims per patent: +167%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Metis Design Corporation has been granted 11 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Metis Design Corporation at rank #24,806 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 18 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 27.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL). As a US Corporation, Metis Design Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Metis sits between Meetup, Inc. (11 patents, rank #24,802) and Micro Macro Assets, Llc (11 patents, rank #24,810) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 8 grants, compared with 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a +167% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Metis Design Corporation's 27.2 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 18 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Metis Design Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Metis holds 11 patents at rank #24,806, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Metis's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 18% higher than 82% of 50,000 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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Metis Design Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	9.1%
2017	1	9.1%
2019	1	9.1%
2020	2	18.2%
2022	2	18.2%
2023	2	18.2%
2025	2	18.2%

Which technologies does Metis Design Corporation patent most?

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 6

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES 5

H01G - CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE 3

H01C - RESISTORS 3

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 3

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 2

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 2

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 2

B64C - AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 2

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 2

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 2

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 1

F03G - SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

A61J - CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE 1

Top 15 of 18 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#24,806

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Metis Design Corporation hold?

Metis Design Corporation holds 11 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Metis Design Corporation's Innovation Score?

Metis Design Corporation has an Innovation Score of 47.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Metis Design Corporation focus on?

Metis Design Corporation's top technology area is H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL) with 6 patents. The company has filed patents in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is Metis Design Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Metis Design Corporation's recent filing velocity is +167% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Metis Design Corporation's patents?

Metis Design Corporation's patents average 27.2 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Metis Design Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Metis's 11 grants land it in the top 18% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Metis ranks #24,806 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H05B - see who else leads that technology area. H05B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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.