Where does Silicon Microstructures, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Silicon Microstructures, Inc. ranks #43,100 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 Silicon Microstructures, Inc. hold?

Silicon Microstructures, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Silicon Microstructures, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Silicon Microstructures, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.1 out of 100 (19th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Silicon Microstructures, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Silicon Microstructures, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Silicon Microstructures, Inc.'s patents?

Silicon Microstructures, Inc.'s patents average 20.5 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 Silicon Microstructures, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Silicon Microstructures, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Silicon Microstructures, Inc. focus on?

Silicon Microstructures, Inc.'s top technology area is G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure) with 6 patents. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Silicon ranks #43,100 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#43,100
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.1/100): 20.5
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43100 · US Corporation #43,100 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,100/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Siemag Tecberg
CPC-NARROW G01L · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Siemag Tecberg GmbH (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Silicon Microstructu… · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Silicon's Innovation Score is 26.1/100 (19th 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.

Where Silicon's grants concentrate

Silicon Microstructures, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Silicon sits between Siemag Tecberg GmbH and Silverlit Limited.

Siemag Tecberg

6
Signals IT

6
Signata

6
Silgan Holdings

6
Silicon Mitus

6
Silicon Sensing S…

6
Silverback Therap…

6
Silverlit

6
Silicon Microstru… ◀

6

What this shows Silicon holds 6 patents at rank #42,891, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Silicon

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,891 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01L (Measuring Force)

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

Silicon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Silicon Microstructures, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2020	3	50.0%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Silicon Microstructures, Inc. patent most?

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#43,100

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

26.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Silicon Microstructures, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Silicon Microstructures, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01L
Ranked #43,100 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Silicon Microstructures, Inc. against Siemag Tecberg GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.1/100 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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