Where does Microtek Laboratories, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microtek Laboratories, Inc. ranks #22,989 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 Microtek Laboratories, Inc. hold?

Microtek Laboratories, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Microtek Laboratories, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Microtek Laboratories, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.9 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Microtek Laboratories, Inc. focus on?

Microtek Laboratories, Inc.'s top technology area is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere) with 10 patents, ranking #292 of 1,605 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

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

Microtek Laboratories, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -29% 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 Microtek Laboratories, Inc.'s patents?

Microtek Laboratories, Inc.'s patents average 21.3 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 Microtek Laboratories, 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

Microtek Laboratories, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microtek ranks #22,989 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 19 technology areas.

#22,989
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.9/100): 21.3
avg claims per patent: -29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22989 · US Corporation #22,989 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,989/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MHI Health Devices
CPC-FOCUS C09K · 19 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -29% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MHI Health Devices, 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 Microtek’s 39.9 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 8.9 pts (22%) Velocity 2.9 pts (7%) Breadth 15.4 pts (39%) Claim depth 12.8 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Microtek Laboratories · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Microtek's Innovation Score is 39.9/100 (top 37% 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 Microtek?

Each dot is one of Microtek’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). Microtek’s own 21.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Microtek's grants concentrate

Microtek Laboratories, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Microtek sits between MHI Health Devices, Inc. and Miramems Sensing Technology Co., Ltd..

Microtek's three-year grant acceleration

Microtek Laboratories, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

MHI Health Devices

12
Micro Matic A/S

12
Micronics

12
Microrganic

12
Millipede

12
Ming Chuan Univer…

12
Minkpapir A/S

12
Miramems Sensing…

12
Microtek Laborato… ◀

12

What this shows Microtek holds 12 patents at rank #22,950, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microtek

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,950 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications)

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

Microtek's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Microtek Laboratories, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	16.7%
2019	5	41.7%
2020	1	8.3%
2021	1	8.3%
2023	1	8.3%
2024	2	16.7%

Which technologies does Microtek Laboratories, Inc. patent most?

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 10

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 7

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 6

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 6

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 6

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 4

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 3

C09F - Natural RESINS; French POLISH; DRYING-OILS; OIL Drying Agents, i.e. SICCATIVES; Turpentine 3

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 2

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 2

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 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

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

Microtek Laboratories, Inc.'s lead technology class is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C09K
Ranked #22,989 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microtek Laboratories, Inc. against MHI Health Devices, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.9/100 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

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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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