Where does Microsystems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microsystems, Inc. ranks #48,742 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 Microsystems, Inc. hold?

Microsystems, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Microsystems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Microsystems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 46.0 out of 100 (top 22% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Microsystems, Inc. focus on?

Microsystems, Inc.'s top technology area is B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices) with 3 patents, ranking #139 of 372 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

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

Microsystems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

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

Microsystems, Inc.'s patents average 18.6 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 Microsystems, 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 Foreign Corporation

Microsystems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microsystems ranks #48,742 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 6 technology areas.

#48,742
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (46.0/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48742 · Foreign Corporation #48,742 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,742/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Microbiopharm Japan
CPC-NARROW B81B · 6 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Microbiopharm Japan Co., 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.

How Microsystems’s 46.0 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 (13%) Velocity 20.0 pts (43%) Breadth 8.7 pts (19%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Microsystems · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microsystems's Innovation Score is 46.0/100 (top 22% 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 Microsystems?

Each dot is one of Microsystems’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). Microsystems’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Microsystems's grants concentrate

Microsystems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Microsystems sits between Microbiopharm Japan Co., Ltd. and Migal Galilee Research Institute Ltd..

Microsystems's three-year grant acceleration

Microsystems, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

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What this shows Microsystems holds 5 patents at rank #48,631, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microsystems

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,631 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems)

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

Microsystems's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 22% higher than 78% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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Microsystems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2023	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Microsystems, Inc. patent most?

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 1

B60S - Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 6 of 6 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

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

Microsystems, Inc.'s lead technology class is B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B81B
Ranked #48,742 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microsystems, Inc. against Microbiopharm Japan Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.0/100 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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