Where does Molecular Transfer, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Molecular Transfer, Inc. ranks #23,017 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 Molecular Transfer, Inc. hold?

Molecular Transfer, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Molecular Transfer, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Molecular Transfer, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.7 out of 100 (top 49% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Molecular Transfer, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Molecular Transfer, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Molecular Transfer, Inc.'s patents?

Molecular Transfer, Inc.'s patents average 18.0 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 Molecular Transfer, 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

Molecular Transfer, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Molecular Transfer, Inc. focus on?

Molecular Transfer, Inc.'s top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 12 patents, ranking #869 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Molecular ranks #23,017 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 7 technology areas.

#23,017
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.7/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23017 · US Corporation #23,017 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,017/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mo
CPC-NARROW C12N · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mo Technologies Co., Ltd. (±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 35.7 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 8.9 pts (25%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 9.4 pts (26%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Molecular Transfer · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Molecular's Innovation Score is 35.7/100 (top 49% 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 18.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Molecular's grants concentrate

Molecular Transfer, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Molecular sits between Mo Technologies Co., Ltd. and MuCell Extrusion, LLC.

Molecular's three-year grant acceleration

Molecular Transfer, Inc. shows 4 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.

Mo

12
Mobiledemand LC

12
Moderno Porcelain…

12
Molecular Devices…

12
Moose Creative Ma…

12
Morris Industries

12
Motus Labs

12
Mucell Extrusion

12
Molecular Transfer ◀

12

What this shows Molecular holds 12 patents at rank #23,016, 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 #23,016 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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)

36 Top 49% higher than 51% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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Molecular Transfer, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	8.3%
2017	1	8.3%
2018	2	16.7%
2020	1	8.3%
2021	3	25.0%
2024	4	33.3%

Which technologies does Molecular Transfer, Inc. patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 12

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 9

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 5

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 5

C07K - Peptides 4

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 3

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 3

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

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Molecular Transfer, Inc.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #23,017 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Molecular Transfer, Inc. against Mo Technologies Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.7/100 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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