Where does Process Metrix, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Process Metrix, LLC ranks #42,449 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 Process Metrix, LLC hold?

Process Metrix, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Process Metrix, LLC's Innovation Score?

Process Metrix, LLC has an Innovation Score of 34.1 out of 100 (47th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Process Metrix, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Process Metrix, LLC's recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Process Metrix, LLC's patents?

Process Metrix, LLC's patents average 19.0 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 Process Metrix, 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

Process Metrix, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Process Metrix, LLC focus on?

Process Metrix, LLC's top technology area is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours) with 6 patents, ranking #257 of 2,030 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Process ranks #42,449 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#42,449
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.1/100): 19.0
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42449 · US Corporation #42,449 · 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 #42,449/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pro-Gard Products
CPC-NARROW G01B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pro-Gard Products LLC (±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 Process’s 34.1 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.7 pts (20%) Velocity 6.7 pts (20%) Breadth 9.4 pts (27%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Process Metrix · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Process's Innovation Score is 34.1/100 (47th 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 Process?

Each dot is one of Process’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). Process’s own 19.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Process's grants concentrate

Process Metrix, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Process sits between Pro-Gard Products LLC and Profense, LLC.

Process's three-year grant acceleration

Process Metrix, LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Pro-gard Products

6
Probiogen

6
Pronatural Brands

6
Process

6
Processchamp

6
Procon Analytics

6
Production Plus

6
Profense

6
Process Metrix ◀

6

What this shows Process holds 6 patents at rank #42,452, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Process

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,452 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01B (Measuring Length)

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

Process's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Process Metrix, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	2	33.3%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2024	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Process Metrix, LLC patent most?

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 6

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 5

F27D - Details OR Accessories OF Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts, IN SO FAR AS They ARE OF Kinds Occurring IN More Than ONE Kind OF Furnace 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Process Metrix, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Process Metrix, LLC's lead technology class is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01B
Ranked #42,449 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Process Metrix, LLC against Pro-Gard Products LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.1/100 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.

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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