Where does Microline Surgical, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microline Surgical, Inc. ranks #20,084 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 Microline Surgical, Inc. hold?

Microline Surgical, Inc. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Microline Surgical, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Microline Surgical, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.7 out of 100 (42nd 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 Microline Surgical, Inc. focus on?

Microline Surgical, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 14 patents, ranking #1,252 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

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

Microline Surgical, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -17% 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 Microline Surgical, Inc.'s patents?

Microline Surgical, Inc.'s patents average 21.3 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 Microline Surgical, 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

Microline Surgical, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microline ranks #20,084 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 3 technology areas.

#20,084
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.7/100): 21.3
avg claims per patent: -17%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20084 · US Corporation #20,084 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,084/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Michelman
CPC-NARROW A61B · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -17% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Michelman, 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 Microline’s 32.7 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 9.4 pts (29%) Velocity 4.4 pts (13%) Breadth 6.1 pts (19%) Claim depth 12.8 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Microline Surgical · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microline's Innovation Score is 32.7/100 (42nd 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 Microline?

Each dot is one of Microline’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). Microline’s own 21.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Microline's grants concentrate

Microline Surgical, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Microline sits between Michelman, Inc. and Miosoft Corporation.

Microline's three-year grant acceleration

Microline Surgical, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Michelman

14
Michigan Vehicle…

14
Micrel Medical De…

14
Microfilter

14
Midwwest Energy E…

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Miller Weldmaster

14
Mincon Internatio…

14
Miosoft

14
Microline Surgical ◀

14

What this shows Microline holds 14 patents at rank #20,101, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microline

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,101 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Microline's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Microline Surgical, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	14.3%
2016	2	14.3%
2017	2	14.3%
2021	3	21.4%
2023	2	14.3%
2025partial year	3	21.4%

Which technologies does Microline Surgical, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 14

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 3 of 3 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

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

Microline Surgical, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #20,084 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microline Surgical, Inc. against Michelman, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.7/100 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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