Morpho Detection, LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 38 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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, Morpho ranks #8,444 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 38 patents across 18 technology areas.
- #8,444
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 39%
- by Innovation Score (39.1/100)
- 19.1
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R8444 · US Corporation #8,444 · 38 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 38 grants
- UPPER-Q #8,444/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Merative US
- CPC-FOCUS G01N · 18 areas
- INNOV-THIN 39.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 19.1 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Merative US L.P. (±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 Morpho’s 39.1 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 Morpho
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Axell · near
Axell · near
39 score
- Canva Pty · near
Canva Pty · near
39 score
- Micronas · near
Micronas · near
39 score
- Morpho Detection · this assignee
Morpho Detection · this assignee
39 score
- Shutterstock · near
Shutterstock · near
39 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Morpho's Innovation Score is 39.1/100 (top 39% 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 Morpho?
Each dot is one of Morpho’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). Morpho’s own 19.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Morpho's grants concentrate
Morpho Detection, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 63.2% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (11 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2016. By volume, Morpho sits between Merative US L.P. and Nidec Copal Electronics Corporation.
Who files at Morpho's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Merative US
Merative US L.P.
38 patents
- Micronas
Micronas GmbH
38 patents
- Mikron Industries
Mikron Industries, Inc.
38 patents
- Minimax & KG
Minimax GmbH & Co KG
38 patents
- Musculoskeletal T…
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
38 patents
- Nalux
Nalux Co., Ltd.
38 patents
- National Center O…
National Center OF Neurology AND Psychiatry
38 patents
- Nidec Copal
Nidec Copal Electronics Corporation
38 patents
- Morpho Detection ◀
Morpho Detection, LLC
38 patents
What this shows Morpho holds 38 patents at rank #8,445, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Morpho
By rank, the assignees closest to #8,445 in granted patent volume.
- Merative US L.P. #8,441 · 38 patents
- Micronas GmbH #8,442 · 38 patents
- Mikron Industries, Inc. #8,443 · 38 patents
- Minimax GmbH & Co KG #8,444 · 38 patents
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation #8,446 · 38 patents
- Nalux Co., Ltd. #8,447 · 38 patents
- National Center OF Neurology AND Psychiatry #8,448 · 38 patents
- Nidec Copal Electronics Corporation #8,449 · 38 patents
Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Morpho'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
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Morpho, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), Morpho ranks #618 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (39 here).
Morpho's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
39 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 21.1% |
| 2016 | 4 | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 11 | 28.9% |
| 2018 | 7 | 18.4% |
| 2019 | 8 | 21.1% |
Which technologies does Morpho Detection, LLC patent most?
Top 15 of 18 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Morpho Detection, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Morpho Detection, LLC's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 63.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
- Ranked #8,444 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Morpho Detection, LLC against Merative US L.P., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 39.1/100 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.
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