Where does Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG ranks #41,690 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 Germany GMBH II & Co. KG hold?

Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 30.0 out of 100 (33rd 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 Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG focus on?

Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG's top technology area is H03K (Pulse Technique) with 5 patents, ranking #425 of 1,682 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG's patents?

Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG's patents average 24.3 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG

Q: How is the Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG 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 PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: H03K (Pulse Technique).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microchip ranks #41,690 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 6 technology areas.

#41,690
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 33rd percentile
by Innovation Score (30.0/100): 24.3
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41690 · Foreign Corporation #41,690 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,690/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MH
CPC-NARROW H03K · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MH Technologies 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 Microchip’s 30.0 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 (22%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 14.6 pts (49%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Microchip Technology… · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microchip's Innovation Score is 30.0/100 (33rd 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 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 24.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Microchip's grants concentrate

Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under H03K (Pulse Technique). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Microchip sits between MH Technologies Inc. and Midaco Corporation.

MH

6
Micokoll

6
Micro

6
Microbiotix

6
Micronic Mydata AB

6
Microtek Internat…

6
Microvast

6
Midaco

6
Microchip Technol… ◀

6

What this shows Microchip holds 6 patents at rank #41,583, 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 #41,583 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H03K (Pulse Technique)

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)

30 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	33.3%
2016	2	33.3%
2018	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG patent most?

H03K - Pulse Technique 5

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 4

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 6 of 6 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 Germany GMBH II & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG's lead technology class is H03K (Pulse Technique), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H03K
Ranked #41,690 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microchip Technology Germany GMBH II & Co. KG against MH Technologies Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.0/100 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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