Where does Micromass UK Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Micromass UK Limited ranks #870 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 Micromass UK Limited hold?

Micromass UK Limited holds 519 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 38 technology areas.

What is Micromass UK Limited's Innovation Score?

Micromass UK Limited has an Innovation Score of 59.4 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Micromass UK Limited focus on?

Micromass UK Limited's top technology area is H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps) with 487 patents. Grants appear in 38 CPC subclasses total.

Is Micromass UK Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Micromass UK Limited's recent grant velocity is -24% 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 Micromass UK Limited's patents?

Micromass UK Limited's patents average 18.5 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 Micromass UK 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

Micromass UK Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 519 granted patents across 38 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: H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Micromass ranks #870 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 519 patents across 38 technology areas.

#870
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.4/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: -24%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R870 · Foreign Corporation #870 · 519 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 519 grants
TOP-DECILE #870/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH China Academy OF…
CPC-FOCUS H01J · 38 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -24% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: China Academy OF Telecommunications Technology (±1 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Institute FOR… · near

59
Mozarc Medical US · near

59
Anhui University OF… · near

59
Jaguar Land Rover · near

59
Micromass UK · this assignee

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Micromass's Innovation Score is 59.4/100 (top 4% 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.

Where Micromass's grants concentrate

Micromass UK Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 38 CPC subclasses with 93.8% of grants classified under H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (76 grants) versus a trough of 28 in 2023. By volume, Micromass sits between United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA and Daicel Corporation.

Micromass's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Micromass UK Limited moved from 153 to 113 grants (0.74x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,017. See the growth leaderboard.

United States of…

523
China Academy OF…

520
Fresenius Medical…

520
University of Vir…

520
Micromass UK ◀

519
Open Text ULC

518
Pepsico

518
Tesla

518
Daicel

517

What this shows Micromass holds 519 patents at rank #870, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Micromass

By rank, the assignees closest to #870 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Micromass, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).

Jaguar Land Rover Limited 59 Anhui University OF Science AND Technology 59 Institute FOR Information Industry 59 Mozarc Medical US LLC 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.5 here).

Block, Inc. 18.5 avg GM Cruise Holdings LLC 18.5 avg Ciena Corporation 18.5 avg Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. 18.5 avg

Micromass's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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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Micromass UK Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	54	10.4%
2016	49	9.4%
2017	57	11.0%
2018	76	14.6%
2019	50	9.6%
2020	53	10.2%
2021	50	9.6%
2022	55	10.6%
2023	28	5.4%
2024	30	5.8%
2025partial year	17	3.3%

Which technologies does Micromass UK Limited patent most?

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 487

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 221

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 31

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 24

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 23

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 23

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 23

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 15

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 12

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

G16C - Computational CHEMISTRY; CHEMOINFORMATICS; Computational Materials Science 4

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 4

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 2

Top 15 of 38 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#870

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Micromass UK Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Micromass UK Limited's lead technology class is H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps), 93.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01J
Ranked #870 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Micromass UK Limited against United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.4/100 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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