Where does Miniature Precision Components, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Miniature Precision Components, Inc. ranks #26,867 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 Miniature Precision Components, Inc. hold?

Miniature Precision Components, Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Miniature Precision Components, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Miniature Precision Components, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.8 out of 100 (36th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Miniature Precision Components, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Miniature Precision Components, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Miniature Precision Components, Inc.'s patents?

Miniature Precision Components, Inc.'s patents average 22.0 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 Miniature Precision Components, 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

Miniature Precision Components, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Miniature Precision Components, Inc. focus on?

Miniature Precision Components, Inc.'s top technology area is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General) with 6 patents, ranking #355 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Miniature ranks #26,867 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 7 technology areas.

#26,867
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.8/100): 22.0
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26867 · US Corporation #26,867 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,867/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Microtek Medical
CPC-NARROW F16L · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Microtek Medical, 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 Miniature’s 30.8 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 8.3 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (30%) Claim depth 13.2 pts (43%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Miniature Precision… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Miniature's Innovation Score is 30.8/100 (36th 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 Miniature?

Each dot is one of Miniature’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). Miniature’s own 22.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Miniature's grants concentrate

Miniature Precision Components, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Miniature sits between Microtek Medical, Inc. and Misaine Trade, Inc..

Microtek Medical

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Milbank Manufactu…

10
Milestone S r L

10
Minetec

10
Minnetronix Neuro

10
Mirama Service

10
Mirle Automation

10
Misaine Trade

10
Miniature Precisi… ◀

10

What this shows Miniature holds 10 patents at rank #26,818, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Miniature

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,818 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

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

Miniature's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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Miniature Precision Components, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	10.0%
2017	1	10.0%
2018	4	40.0%
2019	3	30.0%
2020	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Miniature Precision Components, Inc. patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 6

F01M - Lubricating OF Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Lubricating Internal Combustion ENGINES; Crankcase Ventilating 4

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B01D - Separation 2

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

F02M - Supplying Combustion Engines IN General With Combustible Mixtures OR Constituents Thereof 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

Miniature Precision Components, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Miniature Precision Components, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #26,867 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Miniature Precision Components, Inc. against Microtek Medical, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.8/100 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

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