Where does Microsaic Systems PLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microsaic Systems PLC ranks #48,739 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 Microsaic Systems PLC hold?

Microsaic Systems PLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2023, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Microsaic Systems PLC's Innovation Score?

Microsaic Systems PLC has an Innovation Score of 31.1 out of 100 (36th 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 Microsaic Systems PLC focus on?

Microsaic Systems PLC's top technology area is H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps) with 5 patents, ranking #328 of 1,076 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Microsaic Systems PLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Microsaic Systems PLC's recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Microsaic Systems PLC's patents?

Microsaic Systems PLC's patents average 22.0 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 Microsaic Systems PLC 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

Microsaic Systems PLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microsaic ranks #48,739 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 2 technology areas.

#48,739
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.1/100): 22.0
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48739 · Foreign Corporation #48,739 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,739/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Microchip Technology…
CPC-NARROW H01J · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Microchip Technology Caldicot Limited (±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 Microsaic’s 31.1 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 6.2 pts (20%) Velocity 6.7 pts (22%) Breadth 5.0 pts (16%) Claim depth 13.2 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Microsaic Systems · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microsaic's Innovation Score is 31.1/100 (36th 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 Microsaic?

Each dot is one of Microsaic’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). Microsaic’s own 22.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Microsaic's grants concentrate

Microsaic Systems PLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Microsaic sits between MicroOptx Inc. and Midwest Can Company, LLC.

Microsaic's three-year grant acceleration

Microsaic Systems PLC shows 2 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.

Microoptx

5
Microchip Technol…

5
Microfun

5
Micronel

5
Micross Advanced…

5
Microtech Instrum…

5
Middleware

5
Midwest Can

5
Microsaic Systems ◀

5

What this shows Microsaic holds 5 patents at rank #48,855, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microsaic

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,855 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps)

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

Microsaic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Microsaic Systems PLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2019	2	40.0%
2023	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Microsaic Systems PLC patent most?

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 5

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 2 of 2 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Microsaic Systems PLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Microsaic Systems PLC's lead technology class is H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01J
Ranked #48,739 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microsaic Systems PLC against MicroOptx Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.1/100 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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