Middleby Marshall Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: F24C (Domestic Stoves OR Ranges ; Details OF Domestic Stoves OR Ranges, OF General Application).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Middleby ranks #22,992 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 7 technology areas.
- #22,992
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 20th percentile
- by Innovation Score (26.3/100)
- 9.8
- avg claims per patent
- +100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22992 · US Corporation #22,992 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
- MID-PACK #22,992/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH MicroAire Surgical…
- CPC-NARROW F24C · 7 areas
- INNOV-THIN 26.3/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 9.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: MicroAire Surgical Instruments, LLC (±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 Middleby’s 26.3 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Middleby
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Middleby Marshall · this assignee 26
Middleby Marshall · this assignee
26 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Middleby's Innovation Score is 26.3/100 (20th 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 Middleby?
Each dot is one of Middleby’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). Middleby’s own 9.8 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Middleby's grants concentrate
Middleby Marshall Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 58.3% of grants classified under F24C (Domestic Stoves OR Ranges ; Details OF Domestic Stoves OR Ranges, OF General Application). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Middleby sits between MicroAire Surgical Instruments, LLC and Mitchell Repair Information Company, LLC.
Middleby's three-year grant acceleration
Middleby Marshall Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.
Who files at Middleby's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Microaire Surgica…
MicroAire Surgical Instruments, LLC
12 patents
- Microduino
Microduino Inc.
12 patents
- Microwave Materia…
Microwave Materials Technologies, Inc.
12 patents
- Mid-american Guni…
Mid-American Gunite, Inc.
12 patents
- Miller Industries…
Miller Industries Towing Equipment Inc.
12 patents
- Mirada Medical
Mirada Medical Limited
12 patents
- Mission Microwave
Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC
12 patents
- Mitchell Repair I…
Mitchell Repair Information Company, LLC
12 patents
- Middleby Marshall ◀
Middleby Marshall Inc.
12 patents
What this shows Middleby holds 12 patents at rank #23,006, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Middleby
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,006 in granted patent volume.
- MicroAire Surgical Instruments, LLC #23,002 · 12 patents
- Microduino Inc. #23,003 · 12 patents
- Microwave Materials Technologies, Inc. #23,004 · 12 patents
- Mid-American Gunite, Inc. #23,005 · 12 patents
- Miller Industries Towing Equipment Inc. #23,007 · 12 patents
- Mirada Medical Limited #23,008 · 12 patents
- Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC #23,009 · 12 patents
- Mitchell Repair Information Company, LLC #23,010 · 12 patents
Leaders in F24C (Domestic Stoves OR Ranges)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Middleby's primary technology class.
- Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. 317 in class
- Whirlpool Corporation 302 in class
- BSH Hausgeräte GmbH 236 in class
- BSH Home Appliances Corporation 116 in class
- Midea Group Co., Ltd. 99 in class
- Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 93 in class
- Electrolux Home Products, Inc. 71 in class
- Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V. 54 in class
Middleby's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
26 20th percentile higher than 20% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 8.3% |
Which technologies does Middleby Marshall Inc. patent most?
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Middleby Marshall Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Middleby Marshall Inc.'s lead technology class is F24C (Domestic Stoves OR Ranges ; Details OF Domestic Stoves OR Ranges, OF General Application), 58.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F24C
- Ranked #22,992 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Middleby Marshall Inc. against MicroAire Surgical Instruments, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 26.3/100 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.
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.