Where does Mustang Sampling, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Mustang Sampling, LLC ranks #7,164 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 Mustang Sampling, LLC hold?

Mustang Sampling, LLC holds 46 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Mustang Sampling, LLC's Innovation Score?

Mustang Sampling, LLC has an Innovation Score of 39.4 out of 100 (top 38% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Mustang Sampling, LLC focus on?

Mustang Sampling, LLC's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 33 patents, ranking #457 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Mustang Sampling, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Mustang Sampling, LLC's recent grant velocity is -21% 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 Mustang Sampling, LLC's patents?

Mustang Sampling, LLC's patents average 11.0 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 Mustang Sampling, 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

Mustang Sampling, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 46 granted patents across 17 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mustang ranks #7,164 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 46 patents across 17 technology areas.

#7,164
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 38%
by Innovation Score (39.4/100): 11.0
avg claims per patent: -21%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7164 · US Corporation #7,164 · 46 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 46 grants
UPPER-Q #7,164/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Marquette University
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -21% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Marquette University (±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 Mustang’s 39.4 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 13.3 pts (34%) Velocity 4.9 pts (12%) Breadth 14.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 6.6 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Avon Products · near

39
Daniel Measurement… · near

39
Everi Games · near

39
Golfzon · near

39
Mustang Sampling · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Mustang's Innovation Score is 39.4/100 (top 38% 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 Mustang?

Each dot is one of Mustang’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). Mustang’s own 11.0 claims/patent is at or below the 17.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Mustang's grants concentrate

Mustang Sampling, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 71.7% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (7 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Mustang sits between Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. and National University Corporation Toyohashi University OF Technology.

Mustang's three-year grant acceleration

Mustang Sampling, LLC shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Megadyne Medical…

46
Mutualink

46
Marquette Univers…

46
Menasha

46
Nissha Printing

46
Nova

46
National ICT Aust…

46
National Universi…

46
Mustang Sampling ◀

46

What this shows Mustang holds 46 patents at rank #7,164, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mustang

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,164 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Mustang, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), Mustang ranks #457 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (39 here).

Golfzon Co., Ltd. 39 Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc. 39 Avon Products, Inc. 39 Everi Games Inc. 39

Mustang's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 38% higher than 62% 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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Mustang Sampling, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	4.3%
2016	3	6.5%
2017	5	10.9%
2018	7	15.2%
2019	7	15.2%
2020	4	8.7%
2021	4	8.7%
2022	5	10.9%
2023	2	4.3%
2024	4	8.7%
2025partial year	3	6.5%

Which technologies does Mustang Sampling, LLC patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 33

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 6

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 6

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 6

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

C10L - Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lighters 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

F17D - Pipe-line SYSTEMS; Pipe-lines 1

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Top 15 of 17 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

Mustang Sampling, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Mustang Sampling, LLC's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 71.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #7,164 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Mustang Sampling, LLC against Megadyne Medical Products, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.4/100 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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