Where does MRV Systems, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MRV Systems, LLC ranks #32,550 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 MRV Systems, LLC hold?

MRV Systems, LLC holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is MRV Systems, LLC's Innovation Score?

MRV Systems, LLC has an Innovation Score of 27.6 out of 100 (24th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does MRV Systems, LLC focus on?

MRV Systems, LLC's top technology area is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping) with 7 patents, ranking #115 of 645 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is MRV Systems, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

MRV Systems, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for MRV Systems, LLC's patents?

MRV Systems, LLC's patents average 17.8 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 MRV Systems, 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

MRV Systems, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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: B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, MRV ranks #32,550 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 7 technology areas.

#32,550
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 24th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.6/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32550 · US Corporation #32,550 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,550/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mori Seiki
CPC-NARROW B63B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mori Seiki 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 MRV’s 27.6 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 7.6 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (34%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
MRV Systems · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows MRV's Innovation Score is 27.6/100 (24th percentile 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 MRV?

Each dot is one of MRV’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). MRV’s own 17.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where MRV's grants concentrate

MRV Systems, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, MRV sits between Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. and Mueller Textil GMBH.

Mori Seiki

8
Motive Power Indu…

8
Mountain Valley MD

8
Mpnics

8
MS Directional

8
MSD Consumer Care

8
Mtekvision

8
Mueller Textil

8
MRV Systems ◀

8

What this shows MRV holds 8 patents at rank #32,466, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MRV

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,466 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne Vessels)

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

MRV's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

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

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MRV Systems, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	37.5%
2017	3	37.5%
2018	2	25.0%

Which technologies does MRV Systems, LLC patent most?

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 7

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 7

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 5

B63C - Launching, Hauling-out, OR Dry-docking OF VESSELS; Life-saving IN WATER; Equipment FOR Dwelling OR Working Under WATER; Means FOR Salvaging OR Searching FOR Underwater Objects 2

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 2

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 2

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

MRV Systems, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

MRV Systems, LLC's lead technology class is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping), 87.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B63B
Ranked #32,550 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MRV Systems, LLC against Mori Seiki Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.6/100 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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