Where does Synthetic Genomics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Synthetic Genomics, Inc. ranks #5,553 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 Synthetic Genomics, Inc. hold?

Synthetic Genomics, Inc. holds 62 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 33 technology areas.

What is Synthetic Genomics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Synthetic Genomics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 46.9 out of 100 (top 20% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Synthetic Genomics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Synthetic Genomics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -78% 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 Synthetic Genomics, Inc.'s patents?

Synthetic Genomics, Inc.'s patents average 20.4 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 Synthetic Genomics, 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

Synthetic Genomics, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Synthetic Genomics, Inc. focus on?

Synthetic Genomics, Inc.'s top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 53 patents, ranking #190 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 33 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 62 granted patents across 33 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Synthetic ranks #5,553 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 62 patents across 33 technology areas.

#5,553
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (46.9/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -78%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5553 · US Corporation #5,553 · 62 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 62 grants
UPPER-Q #5,553/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Scientific Drilling…
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 33 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -78% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Scientific Drilling International, Inc. (±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 Synthetic’s 46.9 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 14.3 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 20.3 pts (43%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Elbit Systems OF… · near

47
GE Video Compression · near

47
National Pingtung… · near

47
Synthetic Genomics · this assignee

47
Wilson · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Synthetic's Innovation Score is 46.9/100 (top 20% 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 Synthetic?

Each dot is one of Synthetic’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). Synthetic’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Synthetic's grants concentrate

Synthetic Genomics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 85.5% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (12 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2020. By volume, Synthetic sits between Shijiazhuang Chengzhi Yonghua Display Material Co., Ltd. and Teledyne Flir Commercial Systems, Inc..

Shijiazhuang Chen…

62
Societe D'exploit…

62
Sungwoo Hitech

62
Scientific Drilli…

62
Taiwan Textile Re…

62
TRON—Translationa…

62
Trumpf Laser

62
Teledyne Flir Com…

62
Synthetic Genomics ◀

62

What this shows Synthetic holds 62 patents at rank #5,551, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Synthetic

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,551 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Synthetic, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes), Synthetic ranks #190 of 4,144 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

Elbit Systems OF America, LLC 47 Wilson Electronics, LLC 47 National Pingtung University OF Science & Technology 47 GE Video Compression, LLC 47

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.4 here).

Ablative Solutions, Inc. 20.4 avg Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH 20.4 avg Lookout, Inc. 20.4 avg National Instruments Corporation 20.4 avg

Synthetic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Synthetic Genomics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	11.3%
2016	11	17.7%
2017	11	17.7%
2018	10	16.1%
2019	12	19.4%
2020	5	8.1%
2021	6	9.7%

Which technologies does Synthetic Genomics, Inc. patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 53

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 34

C07K - Peptides 23

C12Y - Enzymes 13

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 11

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 7

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 6

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 5

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 4

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

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

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

B65C - Labelling OR Tagging Machines, Apparatus, OR Processes 2

Top 15 of 33 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

Synthetic Genomics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Synthetic Genomics, Inc.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 85.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #5,553 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Synthetic Genomics, Inc. against Shijiazhuang Chengzhi Yonghua Display Material Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.9/100 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

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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

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