USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Micromass UK Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 519 granted patents across 38 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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519

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.5

Avg claims per patent

-19%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Micromass holds 519 US patents across 38 technology areas, rank #870 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#870
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.4/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: -19%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Micromass UK Limited has been granted 519 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Micromass UK Limited at rank #870 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 38 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS). As a Foreign Corporation, Micromass UK Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Micromass sits between United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of NASA (523 patents, rank #866) and Daicel Corporation (517 patents, rank #874) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.4/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 233 grants, compared with 286 in the 2015–2019 window, a -19% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Micromass UK Limited's 18.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 38 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Micromass UK Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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.

Micromass's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 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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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%
2025	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

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#870

Across all 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?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Micromass UK Limited hold?

Micromass UK Limited holds 519 US granted patents filed 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. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing 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. The company has filed patents in 38 CPC subclasses total.

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

Micromass UK Limited's recent filing velocity is -19% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing 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 falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

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.

How to use this portfolio

Micromass's 519 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Micromass ranks #870 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H01J - see who else leads that technology area. H01J leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.