Molecular Devices (Austria) GmbH
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 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 10 technology areas.
- #23,016
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 37%
- by Innovation Score (39.8/100)
- 16.3
- avg claims per patent
- +350%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
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
- GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
- MID-PACK #23,016/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Mitsubishi Hitachi…
- CPC-FOCUS G01N · 10 areas
- INNOV-THIN 39.8/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +350% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
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.
How Molecular’s 39.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Molecular
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Molecular Devices… · this assignee
Molecular Devices… · this assignee
40 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · 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.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Molecular?
Each dot is one of Molecular’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). Molecular’s own 16.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Molecular's grants concentrate
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.
Molecular's three-year grant acceleration
Molecular Devices (Austria) GmbH shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.
Who files at Molecular's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Mitsubishi Hitach…
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
12 patents
- Mo
Mo Technologies Co., Ltd.
12 patents
- Mobiledemand LC
MobileDemand LC
12 patents
- Moderno Porcelain…
Moderno Porcelain Works, LLC
12 patents
- Molecular Transfer
Molecular Transfer, Inc.
12 patents
- Moose Creative Ma…
Moose Creative Management Pty Limited
12 patents
- Morris Industries
Morris Industries Ltd.
12 patents
- Motus Labs
Motus Labs, LLC
12 patents
- Molecular Devices… ◀
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.
Companies ranked near Molecular
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,015 in granted patent volume.
- Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. #23,011 · 12 patents
- Mo Technologies Co., Ltd. #23,012 · 12 patents
- MobileDemand LC #23,013 · 12 patents
- Moderno Porcelain Works, LLC #23,014 · 12 patents
- Molecular Transfer, Inc. #23,016 · 12 patents
- Moose Creative Management Pty Limited #23,017 · 12 patents
- Morris Industries Ltd. #23,018 · 12 patents
- Motus Labs, LLC #23,019 · 12 patents
Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Molecular's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,153 in class
- Shimadzu Corporation 1,111 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 837 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 816 in class
- The Boeing Company 701 in class
- General Electric Company 634 in class
- Kla-tencor Corporation 583 in class
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 530 in 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 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| 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% |
Which technologies does Molecular Devices (Austria) GmbH patent most?
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Molecular Devices (Austria) GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Molecular Devices (Austria) GmbH's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
- Ranked #23,016 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Molecular Devices (Austria) GmbH against Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 39.8/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.