Where does Midnite Solar, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Midnite Solar, Inc. ranks #32,498 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 Midnite Solar, Inc. hold?

Midnite Solar, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Midnite Solar, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Midnite Solar, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.5 out of 100 (17th 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 Midnite Solar, Inc. focus on?

Midnite Solar, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 6 patents, ranking #1,885 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

Midnite Solar, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -40% 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 Midnite Solar, Inc.'s patents?

Midnite Solar, Inc.'s patents average 14.3 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 Midnite Solar, 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

Midnite Solar, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Midnite ranks #32,498 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 7 technology areas.

#32,498
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.5/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32498 · US Corporation #32,498 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,498/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Metalquimia SAU
CPC-NARROW Y02E · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Metalquimia, SAU (±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 Midnite’s 25.5 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 7.6 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Midnite Solar · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Midnite's Innovation Score is 25.5/100 (17th 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 Midnite?

Each dot is one of Midnite’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). Midnite’s own 14.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Midnite's grants concentrate

Midnite Solar, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Midnite sits between Metalquimia, SAU and Mindskid Labs, LLC.

Metalquimia SAU

8
Microsemi Communi…

8
Microsemi —Analog…

8
Mid-america Machi…

8
Midwest Concrete…

8
Milestone Pharmac…

8
Milk Holding B V

8
Mindskid Labs

8
Midnite Solar ◀

8

What this shows Midnite holds 8 patents at rank #32,524, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Midnite

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,524 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Midnite's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Midnite Solar, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	3	37.5%
2020	3	37.5%

Which technologies does Midnite Solar, Inc. patent most?

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

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 6

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 4

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 4

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 2

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Midnite Solar, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #32,498 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Midnite Solar, Inc. against Metalquimia, SAU, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.5/100 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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