Where does Micron Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Micron Technologies, Inc. ranks #12,117 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 Micron Technologies, Inc. hold?

Micron Technologies, Inc. holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Micron Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Micron Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 58.7 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 Micron Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Micron Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 15 patents, ranking #2,636 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Micron Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Micron Technologies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +40% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Micron Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Micron Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 22.2 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 Micron Technologies, 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

Micron Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Micron ranks #12,117 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 16 technology areas.

#12,117
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.7/100): 22.2
avg claims per patent: +40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12117 · US Corporation #12,117 · 25 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #12,117/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Marty Gilman
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 16 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Marty Gilman, 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 Micron’s 58.7 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 11.3 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (34%) Breadth 14.1 pts (24%) Claim depth 13.3 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Universiteit Antwerpen · near

59
Micron · this assignee

59
National University… · near

59
The Braun · near

59
Lacks Enterprises · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Micron's Innovation Score is 58.7/100 (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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Micron?

Each dot is one of Micron’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). Micron’s own 22.2 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.

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

Where Micron's grants concentrate

Micron Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Micron sits between Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GMBH & Co. KG and Molecular Templates, Inc..

Micron's three-year grant acceleration

Micron Technologies, Inc. shows 12 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Multivac Sepp Hag…

25
Marty Gilman

25
Mediguide

25
Merry

25
Minelab Pty

25
Mitsubishi Polyes…

25
Mojix

25
Molecular Templat…

25
Micron ◀

25

What this shows Micron holds 25 patents at rank #12,121, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Micron

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,121 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Micron, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), Micron ranks #2,636 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).

National University Corporation Hokkaido University 59 The Braun Corporation 59 Lacks Enterprises, Inc. 59 Universiteit Antwerpen 59

Micron'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

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Micron Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	8.0%
2017	3	12.0%
2018	5	20.0%
2020	2	8.0%
2022	1	4.0%
2023	7	28.0%
2024	4	16.0%
2025partial year	1	4.0%

Which technologies does Micron Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 15

G11C - Static Stores 9

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 5

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 4

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

B09B - Disposal OF Solid Waste NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

H10H - Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers 1

H10B - Electronic Memory Devices 1

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 1

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Micron Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Micron Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #12,117 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Micron Technologies, Inc. against Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GMBH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.7/100 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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