Where does Michael Foods, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Michael Foods, Inc. ranks #41,686 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 Michael Foods, Inc. hold?

Michael Foods, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Michael Foods, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Michael Foods, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 46.6 out of 100 (top 20% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Michael Foods, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Michael Foods, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Michael Foods, Inc.'s patents?

Michael Foods, Inc.'s patents average 16.5 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 Michael Foods, 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

Michael Foods, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Michael Foods, Inc. focus on?

Michael Foods, Inc.'s top technology area is A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof) with 5 patents, ranking #336 of 1,325 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Michael ranks #41,686 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#41,686
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (46.6/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41686 · US Corporation #41,686 · 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 #41,686/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Metrostudy
CPC-NARROW A23L · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Metrostudy 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 Michael’s 46.6 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 (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (43%) Breadth 10.0 pts (21%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Michael Foods · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Michael's Innovation Score is 46.6/100 (top 20% 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 Michael?

Each dot is one of Michael’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). Michael’s own 16.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Michael's grants concentrate

Michael Foods, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Michael sits between Metrostudy Inc. and Microsensor Labs, LLC.

Michael's three-year grant acceleration

Michael Foods, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Metrostudy

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Metso Minerals (S…

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Mettler Toledo Pr…

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Mfphd

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Microgen Systems

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Micronvision

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Micropure

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Microsensor Labs

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Michael Foods ◀

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What this shows Michael holds 6 patents at rank #41,745, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Michael

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,745 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A23L (Foods)

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

Michael's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Michael Foods, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2022	1	16.7%
2024	3	50.0%

Which technologies does Michael Foods, Inc. patent most?

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 5

A23J - Protein Compositions FOR FOODSTUFFS; Working-up Proteins FOR FOODSTUFFS; Phosphatide Compositions FOR Foodstuffs 3

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 3

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 3

A23P - Shaping OR Working OF Foodstuffs, NOT Fully Covered BY A Single Other Subclass 3

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

A21C - Machines OR Equipment FOR Making OR Processing DOUGHS; Handling Baked Articles Made From Dough 1

C07K - Peptides 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

Michael Foods, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Michael Foods, Inc.'s lead technology class is A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A23L
Ranked #41,686 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Michael Foods, Inc. against Metrostudy Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.6/100 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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