Where does Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. ranks #29,452 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 Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. hold?

Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Micro-g LaCoste, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.9 out of 100 (36th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. focus on?

Micro-g LaCoste, Inc.'s top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags) with 9 patents, ranking #106 of 835 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Micro-g LaCoste, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Micro-g LaCoste, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Micro-g LaCoste, Inc.'s patents?

Micro-g LaCoste, Inc.'s patents average 35.7 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 Micro-g LaCoste, 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

Micro-g LaCoste, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Micro-g ranks #29,452 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 5 technology areas.

#29,452
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.9/100): 35.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29452 · US Corporation #29,452 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,452/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mettler-Toledo…
CPC-NARROW G01V · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 35.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH (±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 Micro-g’s 30.9 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 8.0 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (26%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (49%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Micro-g LaCoste · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Micro-g's Innovation Score is 30.9/100 (36th percentile 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 Micro-g?

Each dot is one of Micro-g’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). Micro-g’s own 35.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Micro-g's grants concentrate

Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Micro-g sits between Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH and MindwareWorks Co., Ltd..

Mettler-toledo (A…

9
Mettler-toledo Ga…

9
Miba emobility

9
Micasense

9
Microseismic

9
Miftek

9
Mimono

9
Mindwareworks

9
Micro-g Lacoste ◀

9

What this shows Micro-g holds 9 patents at rank #29,473, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Micro-g

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,473 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Micro-g's primary technology class.

Micro-g's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	33.3%
2016	4	44.4%
2017	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 9

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 3

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 1

G04B - Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Micro-g LaCoste, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Micro-g LaCoste, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01V
Ranked #29,452 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. against Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.9/100 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

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