Where does Microbios, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microbios, Inc. ranks #21,448 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 Microbios, Inc. hold?

Microbios, Inc. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Microbios, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Microbios, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.9 out of 100 (39th 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 Microbios, Inc. focus on?

Microbios, Inc.'s top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 13 patents, ranking #1,747 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

Microbios, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -82% 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 Microbios, Inc.'s patents?

Microbios, Inc.'s patents average 22.4 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 Microbios, 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

Microbios, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microbios ranks #21,448 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 7 technology areas.

#21,448
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.9/100): 22.4
avg claims per patent: -82%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21448 · US Corporation #21,448 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,448/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Metanoia Communicati…
CPC-NARROW A61K · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -82% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Metanoia Communications 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 Microbios’s 31.9 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 9.1 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (29%) Claim depth 13.4 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Microbios · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microbios's Innovation Score is 31.9/100 (39th 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 Microbios?

Each dot is one of Microbios’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). Microbios’s own 22.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 19.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Microbios's grants concentrate

Microbios, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Microbios sits between Metanoia Communications Inc. and MIM Software Inc..

Metanoia Communic…

13
Metrc

13
Mgmd Brainpower

13
Micatu

13
Microflor

13
Microfluidics Int…

13
Microtransponder

13
MIM Software

13
Microbios ◀

13

What this shows Microbios holds 13 patents at rank #21,419, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microbios

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,419 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Microbios's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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Microbios, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	15.4%
2017	5	38.5%
2018	1	7.7%
2019	3	23.1%
2020	2	15.4%

Which technologies does Microbios, Inc. patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 13

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 10

A23K - Fodder 9

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

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 5

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 4

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

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Microbios, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #21,448 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microbios, Inc. against Metanoia Communications Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.9/100 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

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.