Where does Microscan Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microscan Systems, Inc. ranks #48,740 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 Microscan Systems, Inc. hold?

Microscan Systems, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Microscan Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Microscan Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th 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 Microscan Systems, Inc. focus on?

Microscan Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 2 patents. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Microscan Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Microscan Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Microscan Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Microscan Systems, Inc.'s patents average 19.8 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 Microscan Systems, 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

Microscan Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microscan ranks #48,740 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 9 technology areas.

#48,740
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48740 · US Corporation #48,740 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,740/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Microarray Microelec…
CPC-NARROW G02B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Microarray Microelectronics Corp., Ltd. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Microscan Systems · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microscan's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th 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.

Where Microscan's grants concentrate

Microscan Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Microscan sits between Microarray Microelectronics Corp., Ltd. and Midwest Apple Improvement Association.

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5
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5
Microtechnologies

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5

What this shows Microscan holds 5 patents at rank #48,630, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microscan

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,630 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Microscan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Microscan Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2017	3	60.0%

Which technologies does Microscan Systems, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

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

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#48,740

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

28.7 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

Microscan Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Microscan Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #48,740 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microscan Systems, Inc. against Microarray Microelectronics Corp., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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

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.