Where does MSI Defense Solutions, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MSI Defense Solutions, LLC ranks #41,804 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 MSI Defense Solutions, LLC hold?

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is MSI Defense Solutions, LLC's Innovation Score?

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC has an Innovation Score of 32.3 out of 100 (41st 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 MSI Defense Solutions, LLC focus on?

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC's top technology area is B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements) with 3 patents, ranking #159 of 428 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is MSI Defense Solutions, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC's recent grant velocity is -75% 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 MSI Defense Solutions, LLC's patents?

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC's patents average 18.3 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 MSI Defense Solutions, 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

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, MSI ranks #41,804 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#41,804
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 41st percentile
by Innovation Score (32.3/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41804 · US Corporation #41,804 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,804/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MSC Intellectual…
CPC-NARROW B60G · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MSC Intellectual Properties B.V. (±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 MSI’s 32.3 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 6.7 pts (21%) Velocity 6.7 pts (21%) Breadth 7.9 pts (24%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
MSI Defense Solutions · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows MSI's Innovation Score is 32.3/100 (41st 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 MSI?

Each dot is one of MSI’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). MSI’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where MSI's grants concentrate

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, MSI sits between MSC Intellectual Properties B.V. and MT Aerospace AG.

MSI's three-year grant acceleration

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

MSC Intellectual…

6
MSC Services

6
MSD Italia S R L

6
MSD Wellcome Trus…

6
Msrf

6
MSS

6
Mstar Software R&…

6
MT Aerospace

6
MSI Defense Solut… ◀

6

What this shows MSI holds 6 patents at rank #41,649, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MSI

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,649 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements)

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

MSI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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MSI Defense Solutions, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	66.7%
2023	1	16.7%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does MSI Defense Solutions, LLC patent most?

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements 3

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 3

F41A - Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 1

Top 5 of 5 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

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

MSI Defense Solutions, LLC's lead technology class is B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60G
Ranked #41,804 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MSI Defense Solutions, LLC against MSC Intellectual Properties B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.3/100 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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