Where does Minova International Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Minova International Limited ranks #36,506 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 Minova International Limited hold?

Minova International Limited holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Minova International Limited's Innovation Score?

Minova International Limited has an Innovation Score of 25.4 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 Minova International Limited focus on?

Minova International Limited's top technology area is E21D (SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers) with 4 patents, ranking #32 of 112 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Minova International Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Minova International Limited's recent grant velocity is -60% 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 Minova International Limited's patents?

Minova International Limited's patents average 13.7 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 Minova International Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

Minova International Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: E21D (SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Minova ranks #36,506 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 8 technology areas.

#36,506
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.4/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36506 · Foreign Corporation #36,506 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,506/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Milner Sports
CPC-NARROW E21D · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Milner Sports, 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 Minova’s 25.4 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 7.2 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Minova International · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Minova's Innovation Score is 25.4/100 (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 Minova?

Each dot is one of Minova’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). Minova’s own 13.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Minova's grants concentrate

Minova International Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under E21D (SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Minova sits between Milner Sports, LLC and Mitani Valve Co., Ltd..

Milner Sports

7
Milspray

7
MIN AIK Technology

7
Minigraphics

7
Mintek

7
Minute KEY

7
Mission Secure

7
Mitani Valve

7
Minova Internatio… ◀

7

What this shows Minova holds 7 patents at rank #36,398, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Minova

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,398 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21D (Shafts)

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

Minova'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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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Minova International Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	28.6%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Minova International Limited patent most?

E21D - SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers 4

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 2

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

D07B - Ropes OR Cables IN General 1

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Minova International Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Minova International Limited's lead technology class is E21D (SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21D
Ranked #36,506 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Minova International Limited against Milner Sports, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.4/100 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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