Where does MetroStar Systems LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MetroStar Systems LLC ranks #41,676 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 MetroStar Systems LLC hold?

MetroStar Systems LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is MetroStar Systems LLC's Innovation Score?

MetroStar Systems LLC has an Innovation Score of 45.7 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does MetroStar Systems LLC focus on?

MetroStar Systems LLC's top technology area is G08G (Traffic Control Systems) with 3 patents, ranking #534 of 1,183 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is MetroStar Systems LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

MetroStar Systems LLC's recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for MetroStar Systems LLC's patents?

MetroStar Systems LLC's patents average 16.0 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 MetroStar Systems 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

MetroStar Systems LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: G08G (Traffic Control Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Metrostar ranks #41,676 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#41,676
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.7/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41676 · US Corporation #41,676 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,676/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Metabolic Solutions…
CPC-NARROW G08G · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Metabolic Solutions Development Company, LLC (±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 Metrostar’s 45.7 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 6.7 pts (15%) Velocity 20.0 pts (44%) Breadth 9.4 pts (21%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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MetroStar Systems · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Metrostar's Innovation Score is 45.7/100 (top 23% 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 Metrostar?

Each dot is one of Metrostar’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). Metrostar’s own 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Metrostar's grants concentrate

MetroStar Systems LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G08G (Traffic Control Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Metrostar sits between Metabolic Solutions Development Company, LLC and MfPHD, LLC.

Metrostar's three-year grant acceleration

MetroStar Systems LLC shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Metabolic Solutio…

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Metagenomi

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Metal Casting Tec…

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Metriopharm

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Metrostudy

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What this shows MetroStar holds 6 patents at rank #41,740, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MetroStar

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,740 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G08G (Traffic Control Systems)

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

Metrostar's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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MetroStar Systems LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2024	3	50.0%
2025partial year	2	33.3%

Which technologies does MetroStar Systems LLC patent most?

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

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 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

Top 7 of 7 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

MetroStar Systems LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

MetroStar Systems LLC's lead technology class is G08G (Traffic Control Systems), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G08G
Ranked #41,676 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MetroStar Systems LLC against Metabolic Solutions Development Company, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.7/100 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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