Where does Minka Lighting, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Minka Lighting, Inc. ranks #3,259 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 Minka Lighting, Inc. hold?

Minka Lighting, Inc. holds 115 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Minka Lighting, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Minka Lighting, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.3 out of 100 (23rd 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 Minka Lighting, Inc. focus on?

Minka Lighting, Inc.'s top technology area is F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps) with 3 patents, ranking #398 of 1,034 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

Minka Lighting, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Minka Lighting, Inc.'s patents?

Minka Lighting, Inc.'s patents average 1.6 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 Minka Lighting, 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

Minka Lighting, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 115 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Minka ranks #3,259 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 115 patents across 7 technology areas.

#3,259
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 23rd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.3/100): 1.6
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3259 · US Corporation #3,259 · 115 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 115 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,259/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hisamitsu Pharmaceut…
CPC-NARROW F04D · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.3/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 1.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., 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 Minka’s 27.3 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 16.4 pts (60%) Velocity 0.5 pts (2%) Breadth 9.4 pts (34%) Claim depth 1.0 pts (4%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
PrimeVax Immuno-Onco… · near

27
Capital Microelectro… · near

27
McLaughlin Gormley… · near

27
Minka Lighting · this assignee

27
Nautilus Hyosung · near

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Minka's Innovation Score is 27.3/100 (23rd 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 Minka?

Each dot is one of Minka’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). Minka’s own 1.6 claims/patent is at or below the 8.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Minka's grants concentrate

Minka Lighting, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 2.6% of grants classified under F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (31 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, Minka sits between Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. and Omron Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd..

Minka's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Minka Lighting, Inc. moved from 39 to 3 grants (0.08x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #3,198. See the growth leaderboard.

Hisamitsu Pharmac…

115
Hunter Engineering

115
Institut Curie

115
Messier-bugatti-d…

115
Mitsubishi Heavy…

115
National Taiwan N…

115
Novomatic

115
Omron Automotive

115
Minka Lighting ◀

115

What this shows Minka holds 115 patents at rank #3,259, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Minka

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,259 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Minka, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps), Minka ranks #398 of 1,034 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (27 here).

Nautilus Hyosung Inc. 27 McLaughlin Gormley King Company 27 Capital Microelectronics Co., Ltd. 27 PrimeVax Immuno-Oncology 27

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (1.6 here).

Coplus Inc. 1.6 avg D6 LLC 1.6 avg Sonar Auto Parts Co., Ltd. 1.6 avg Montblanc-Simplo GmbH 1.7 avg

Minka's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 23rd percentile higher than 23% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Minka Lighting, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	6.1%
2016	14	12.2%
2017	21	18.3%
2018	31	27.0%
2019	25	21.7%
2020	12	10.4%
2021	2	1.7%
2022	3	2.6%

Which technologies does Minka Lighting, Inc. patent most?

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 3

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 1

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

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 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

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

Minka Lighting, Inc.'s lead technology class is F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps), 2.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F04D
Ranked #3,259 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Minka Lighting, Inc. against Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.3/100 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.

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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