Where does Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited ranks #48,731 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 Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited hold?

Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited's Innovation Score?

Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited has an Innovation Score of 46.2 out of 100 (top 21% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited.

What does claim depth mean for Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited's patents?

Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited's patents average 17.8 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 Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited

Q: What technology areas does Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited focus on?

Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited's top technology area is H05K (Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components) with 4 patents, ranking #1,158 of 3,545 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: H05K (Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microchip ranks #48,731 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.

#48,731
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 21%
by Innovation Score (46.2/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48731 · Foreign Corporation #48,731 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,731/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Micraft System Plus
CPC-NARROW H05K · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Micraft System Plus Co., Ltd. (±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 Microchip’s 46.2 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 6.2 pts (13%) Velocity 20.0 pts (43%) Breadth 9.4 pts (20%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Microchip's Innovation Score is 46.2/100 (top 21% 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 Microchip?

Each dot is one of Microchip’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). Microchip’s own 17.8 claims/patent is at or below the 18.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Microchip's grants concentrate

Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under H05K (Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Microchip sits between Micraft System Plus Co., Ltd. and Micross Advanced Interconnect Technology LLC.

Microchip's three-year grant acceleration

Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited shows 3 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.

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What this shows Microchip holds 5 patents at rank #48,852, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microchip

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,852 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H05K (Printed Circuits)

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

Microchip's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	20.0%
2022	3	60.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited patent most?

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 4

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 3

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 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

Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited's lead technology class is H05K (Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H05K
Ranked #48,731 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited against Micraft System Plus Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.2/100 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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