Overall rank by patents
#23,016
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Molecular ranks #23,016 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 10 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23016 · Foreign Corporation #23,016 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Molecular Devices (a… · this assignee
40 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Molecular's Innovation Score is 39.8/100 (top 37% 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.
Molecular Devices (austria) Gmbh is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Molecular sits between Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. and Motus Labs, Llc.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
12 patents
Mo Technologies Co., Ltd.
12 patents
MobileDemand LC
12 patents
Moderno Porcelain Works, LLC
12 patents
Molecular Transfer, Inc.
12 patents
Moose Creative Management Pty Limited
12 patents
Morris Industries Ltd.
12 patents
Motus Labs, LLC
12 patents
Molecular Devices (Austria) GmbH
12 patents
What this shows Molecular holds 12 patents at rank #23,015, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,015 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Molecular's primary technology class.
Molecular's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,016
of 50,000 tracked assignees
39.8 out of 100
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