Where does Microlin, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microlin, LLC ranks #15,462 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 Microlin, LLC hold?

Microlin, LLC holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Microlin, LLC's Innovation Score?

Microlin, LLC has an Innovation Score of 36.6 out of 100 (top 46% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Microlin, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Microlin, LLC's recent grant velocity is -42% 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 Microlin, LLC's patents?

Microlin, LLC's patents average 18.4 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 Microlin, 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

Microlin, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Microlin, LLC focus on?

Microlin, LLC's top technology area is A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles) with 17 patents, ranking #160 of 2,589 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microlin ranks #15,462 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 17 technology areas.

#15,462
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 46%
by Innovation Score (36.6/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: -42%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15462 · US Corporation #15,462 · 19 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,462/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH McElroy Manufacturing
CPC-FOCUS A61L · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -42% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: McElroy Manufacturing, 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 Microlin’s 36.6 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 10.3 pts (28%) Velocity 0.6 pts (2%) Breadth 14.6 pts (40%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Microlin · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microlin's Innovation Score is 36.6/100 (top 46% 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 Microlin?

Each dot is one of Microlin’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). Microlin’s own 18.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Microlin's grants concentrate

Microlin, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 89.5% of grants classified under A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Microlin sits between McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. and Multi Packaging Solutions UK Limited.

Microlin's three-year grant acceleration

Microlin, LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Mcelroy Manufactu…

19
Merck Canada

19
Meridian Internat…

19
Metabolic

19
Mitsubishi Electr…

19
Molecular Partners

19
Monotype Imaging

19
Multi Packaging S…

19
Microlin ◀

19

What this shows Microlin holds 19 patents at rank #15,467, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microlin

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,467 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…)

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

Microlin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 46% higher than 54% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Microlin, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.3%
2017	4	21.1%
2018	2	10.5%
2019	5	26.3%
2020	4	21.1%
2021	2	10.5%
2024	1	5.3%

Which technologies does Microlin, LLC patent most?

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 17

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 6

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 5

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 4

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 3

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 3

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 3

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 3

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 3

E03D - Water-closets OR Urinals With Flushing DEVICES; Flushing Valves Therefor 3

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 1

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 1

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

Top 15 of 17 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

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Microlin, LLC's lead technology class is A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;), 89.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61L
Ranked #15,462 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microlin, LLC against McElroy Manufacturing, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.6/100 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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