Where does Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. ranks #6,255 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 Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. hold?

Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. holds 54 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2017, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.4 out of 100 (top 36% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. focus on?

Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 16 patents, ranking #1,649 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), 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 Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.'s patents?

Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.'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 Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), 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

Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 54 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2017. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microsemi ranks #6,255 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 54 patents across 19 technology areas.

#6,255
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.4/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6255 · US Corporation #6,255 · 54 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 54 grants
UPPER-Q #6,255/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Marelli Europe S P A
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 19 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Marelli Europe S.P.A. (±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 Microsemi’s 40.4 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 13.8 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.4 pts (38%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Beijing BOE… · near

40
Microsemi Storage… · this assignee

40
Spectra Logic · near

40
Taser International · near

40
Toast · near

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microsemi's Innovation Score is 40.4/100 (top 36% 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 Microsemi?

Each dot is one of Microsemi’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). Microsemi’s own 18.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Microsemi's grants concentrate

Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 29.6% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (40 grants) versus a trough of 14 in 2017. By volume, Microsemi sits between Marelli Europe S.P.A. and Nidec Read Corporation.

Marelli Europe S…

54
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54
Monosol

54
Morphosys

54
Mojo Mobility

54
Moteurs Leroy-som…

54
National Oilwell…

54
Nidec Read

54
Microsemi Storage… ◀

54

What this shows Microsemi holds 54 patents at rank #6,256, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microsemi

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,256 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Microsemi, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Microsemi ranks #1,649 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Spectra Logic Corporation 40 Beijing BOE Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. 40 Taser International, Inc. 40 Toast, Inc. 40

Similar claim depth

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

Collateral Opportunities, LLC 18.5 avg SeeScan, Inc. 18.5 avg Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH 18.5 avg Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited 18.5 avg

Microsemi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2017

Grants by year

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

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Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	40	74.1%
2017	14	25.9%

Which technologies does Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 16

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 16

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 15

H04B - Transmission 12

H03B - Generation OF Oscillations, Directly OR BY Frequency-changing, BY Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate IN A Non-switching MANNER; Generation OF Noise BY Such Circuits 6

H03L - Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation OR Stabilisation OF Generators OF Electronic Oscillations OR Pulses 5

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 4

H03K - Pulse Technique 4

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 3

G11C - Static Stores 3

H04J - Multiplex Communication 2

G11B - Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer 2

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

Top 15 of 19 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

Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 29.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #6,255 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. against Marelli Europe S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.4/100 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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