Where does MIW Associates LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MIW Associates LLC ranks #26,880 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 MIW Associates LLC hold?

MIW Associates LLC holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is MIW Associates LLC's Innovation Score?

MIW Associates LLC has an Innovation Score of 41.0 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does MIW Associates LLC focus on?

MIW Associates LLC's top technology area is B24D (Tools FOR Grinding, Buffing OR Sharpening) with 4 patents, ranking #40 of 165 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is MIW Associates LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

MIW Associates LLC's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for MIW Associates LLC's patents?

MIW Associates LLC's patents average 15.5 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 MIW Associates LLC 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

MIW Associates LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: B24D (Tools FOR Grinding, Buffing OR Sharpening).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, MIW ranks #26,880 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 17 technology areas.

#26,880
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.0/100): 15.5
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26880 · US Corporation #26,880 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,880/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mitac Digital…
CPC-FOCUS B24D · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mitac Digital Technology Corporation (±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 MIW’s 41.0 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 (20%) Velocity 8.9 pts (22%) Breadth 14.6 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
MIW Associates · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows MIW's Innovation Score is 41.0/100 (top 34% 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 MIW?

Each dot is one of MIW’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). MIW’s own 15.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where MIW's grants concentrate

MIW Associates LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under B24D (Tools FOR Grinding, Buffing OR Sharpening). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, MIW sits between Mitac Digital Technology Corporation and Mobileum, Inc..

MIW's three-year grant acceleration

MIW Associates LLC shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Mitac Digital Tec…

10
Mitsubishi Diamon…

10
Mitsubishi Heavy…

10
Mitsubishi Hitach…

10
MJC

10
MK EletrodomÉStic…

10
MMV Medicines FOR…

10
Mobileum

10
MIW Associates ◀

10

What this shows MIW holds 10 patents at rank #26,827, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MIW

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,827 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B24D (Tools FOR Grinding)

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

MIW's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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MIW Associates LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	20.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	2	20.0%
2020	1	10.0%
2022	1	10.0%
2023	3	30.0%

Which technologies does MIW Associates LLC patent most?

B24D - Tools FOR Grinding, Buffing OR Sharpening 4

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 4

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 4

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 4

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 3

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

A46B - Brushes 3

A46D - Manufacture OF Brushes 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

F23Q - Ignition ; Extinguishing-devices 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

F03G - Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like MOTORS; Mechanical-power Producing Devices OR Mechanisms, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR OR Using Energy Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 1

Top 15 of 17 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

MIW Associates LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

MIW Associates LLC's lead technology class is B24D (Tools FOR Grinding, Buffing OR Sharpening), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B24D
Ranked #26,880 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MIW Associates LLC against Mitac Digital Technology Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.0/100 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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