Where does Metrc, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Metrc, LLC ranks #21,444 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 Metrc, LLC hold?

Metrc, LLC holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2024, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Metrc, LLC's Innovation Score?

Metrc, LLC has an Innovation Score of 38.3 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Metrc, LLC focus on?

Metrc, LLC's top technology area is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers) with 13 patents, ranking #172 of 1,953 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Metrc, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Metrc, LLC's recent grant velocity is +60% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Metrc, LLC's patents?

Metrc, LLC's patents average 19.1 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 Metrc, LLC 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

Metrc, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2024. 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: G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Metrc ranks #21,444 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 8 technology areas.

#21,444
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.3/100): 19.1
avg claims per patent: +60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21444 · US Corporation #21,444 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,444/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mechano Transformer
CPC-NARROW G06K · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mechano Transformer Corporation (±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 Metrc’s 38.3 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 9.1 pts (24%) Velocity 7.8 pts (20%) Breadth 10.0 pts (26%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Metrc · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Metrc's Innovation Score is 38.3/100 (top 41% 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 Metrc?

Each dot is one of Metrc’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). Metrc’s own 19.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 18.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Metrc's grants concentrate

Metrc, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Metrc sits between Mechano Transformer Corporation and Microflor N.V..

Metrc's three-year grant acceleration

Metrc, LLC shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Mechano Transform…

13
Mellanox Denmark…

13
Metallo Belgium

13
Metanoia Communic…

13
Mgmd Brainpower

13
Micatu

13
Microbios

13
Microflor

13
Metrc ◀

13

What this shows Metrc holds 13 patents at rank #21,416, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Metrc

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,416 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06K (Graphical Data Reading)

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

Metrc's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2024

Grants by year

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

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Metrc, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	5	38.5%
2021	1	7.7%
2022	2	15.4%
2023	2	15.4%
2024	3	23.1%

Which technologies does Metrc, LLC patent most?

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 13

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 9

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 6

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

H04B - Transmission 1

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 1

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Metrc, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Metrc, LLC's lead technology class is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06K
Ranked #21,444 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Metrc, LLC against Mechano Transformer Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.3/100 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.