Where does Microbial Discovery Group, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microbial Discovery Group, LLC ranks #18,898 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 Microbial Discovery Group, LLC hold?

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Microbial Discovery Group, LLC's Innovation Score?

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC has an Innovation Score of 47.1 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Microbial Discovery Group, LLC focus on?

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC's top technology area is A23K (Fodder) with 10 patents, ranking #35 of 396 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Microbial Discovery Group, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC's recent grant velocity is +350% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Microbial Discovery Group, LLC's patents?

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC's patents average 20.3 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 Microbial Discovery Group, 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

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: A23K (Fodder).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microbial ranks #18,898 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 15 technology areas.

#18,898
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.1/100): 20.3
avg claims per patent: +350%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18898 · US Corporation #18,898 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,898/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Merck Kgaa
CPC-FOCUS A23K · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +350% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Merck Kgaa (±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 Microbial’s 47.1 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 9.6 pts (20%) Velocity 11.7 pts (25%) Breadth 13.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Microbial Discovery… · this assignee

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microbial's Innovation Score is 47.1/100 (top 19% 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 Microbial?

Each dot is one of Microbial’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). Microbial’s own 20.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Microbial's grants concentrate

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under A23K (Fodder). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Microbial sits between Merck Kgaa and MP High Tech Solutions Pty Ltd.

Microbial's three-year grant acceleration

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Merck Kgaa

15
Mertek Industries

15
Metgen OY

15
Michael HÖRAUF Ma…

15
Midea America

15
Mobeus Industries

15
Monkeymedia

15
MP High Tech Solu…

15
Microbial Discove… ◀

15

What this shows Microbial holds 15 patents at rank #18,879, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microbial

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,879 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A23K (Fodder)

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

Microbial's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Microbial Discovery Group, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	13.3%
2021	2	13.3%
2023	2	13.3%
2024	5	33.3%
2025partial year	4	26.7%

Which technologies does Microbial Discovery Group, LLC patent most?

A23K - Fodder 10

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 7

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 7

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 6

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 6

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising 2

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 2

A01P - Biocidal, Pest Repellant, Pest Attractant OR Plant Growth Regulatory Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Preparations 2

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 2

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 2

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 2

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 1

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 1

B09B - Disposal OF Solid Waste NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B09C - Reclamation OF Contaminated Soil 1

Top 15 of 15 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

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Microbial Discovery Group, LLC's lead technology class is A23K (Fodder), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A23K
Ranked #18,898 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microbial Discovery Group, LLC against Merck Kgaa, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.1/100 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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