USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 44 granted patents across 22 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).

44
Total patents granted
22
CPC technology areas
15.5
Avg claims per patent
-41%
5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Pierce ranks #7,456 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 44 patents across 22 technology areas.

#7,456
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.1/100)
15.5
avg claims per patent
-41%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. has been granted 44 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. at #7,456 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a US Corporation, Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Pierce sits between Pixia Corp. (44 patents, rank #7,455) and Protochips, Inc. (44 patents, rank #7,463) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 43.1/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 16 grants, compared with 27 in the 2015–2019 window, a -41% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The US Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.'s 15.5 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 22 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

Who files at Pierce's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Pierce holds 44 patents at rank #7,459, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Pierce

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,459 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Pierce, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Pierce's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 3 6.8%
2016 6 13.6%
2017 6 13.6%
2018 7 15.9%
2019 5 11.4%
2020 6 13.6%
2021 2 4.5%
2022 1 2.3%
2023 2 4.5%
2024 5 11.4%
2025partial year 1 2.3%

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 44 grants
CPC subclasses 22
Avg. claims / grant 15.5
Velocity -41%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#7,456

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

43.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?
According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. ranks #7,456 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.
How many patents does Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. hold?
Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. holds 44 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.
What is Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 43.1 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. focus on?
Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.'s top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 34 patents. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.
Is Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?
Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -41% 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 Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.'s patents?
Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.'s patents average 15.5 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 Pierce Biotechnology, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Pierce's 44 grants land it in the top 29% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Pierce ranks #7,456 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.