Where does 4Knines, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 4Knines, LLC ranks #23,745 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 4Knines, LLC hold?

4Knines, LLC holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is 4Knines, LLC's Innovation Score?

4Knines, LLC has an Innovation Score of 29.6 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does 4Knines, LLC focus on?

4Knines, LLC's top technology area is B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 9 patents, ranking #126 of 645 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is 4Knines, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

4Knines, LLC's recent grant velocity is -67% 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 4Knines, LLC's patents?

4Knines, LLC's patents average 12.1 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 4Knines, 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

4Knines, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 4knines ranks #23,745 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 4 technology areas.

#23,745
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.6/100): 12.1
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23745 · US Corporation #23,745 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,745/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 3D at Depth
CPC-NARROW B60N · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 3D at Depth, 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 4knines’s 29.6 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 8.6 pts (29%) Velocity 6.7 pts (23%) Breadth 7.1 pts (24%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
4Knines · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows 4knines's Innovation Score is 29.6/100 (31st 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 4knines?

Each dot is one of 4knines’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). 4knines’s own 12.1 claims/patent is at or below the 15.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

4knines vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where 4knines's grants concentrate

4Knines, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 81.8% of grants classified under B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, 4knines sits between 3D at Depth, Inc. and 8i Limited.

4knines's three-year grant acceleration

4Knines, LLC shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

3D at Depth

11
3NT Medical

11
4361423 Canada

11
4iiii Innovations

11
4SC

11
7hugs Labs SAS

11
8 BIT Development

11
8i

11
4knines ◀

11

What this shows 4Knines holds 11 patents at rank #23,745, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 4Knines

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,745 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 4Knines's primary technology class.

4knines's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

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

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4Knines, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	18.2%
2018	2	18.2%
2019	2	18.2%
2023	1	9.1%
2024	1	9.1%
2025partial year	3	27.3%

Which technologies does 4Knines, LLC patent most?

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 9

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 4

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 2

Top 4 of 4 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

4Knines, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

4Knines, LLC's lead technology class is B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 81.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60N
Ranked #23,745 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 4Knines, LLC against 3D at Depth, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.6/100 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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