Where does CP Kelco U.S., Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), CP Kelco U.S., Inc. ranks #16,707 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 CP Kelco U.S., Inc. hold?

CP Kelco U.S., Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is CP Kelco U.S., Inc.'s Innovation Score?

CP Kelco U.S., Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.4 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does CP Kelco U.S., Inc. focus on?

CP Kelco U.S., Inc.'s top technology area is C08B (POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof) with 8 patents, ranking #43 of 415 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is CP Kelco U.S., Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

CP Kelco U.S., Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -77% 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 CP Kelco U.S., Inc.'s patents?

CP Kelco U.S., Inc.'s patents average 17.2 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 CP Kelco U.S., 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

CP Kelco U.S., Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 13 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: C08B (POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, CP ranks #16,707 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 13 technology areas.

#16,707
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.4/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: -77%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16707 · US Corporation #16,707 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,707/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Compugroup Medical SE
CPC-FOCUS C08B · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -77% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Compugroup Medical SE (±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 CP’s 36.4 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 10.0 pts (28%) Velocity 3.3 pts (9%) Breadth 12.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CP Kelco U S · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows CP's Innovation Score is 36.4/100 (top 47% 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 CP?

Each dot is one of CP’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). CP’s own 17.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where CP's grants concentrate

CP Kelco U.S., Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 47.1% of grants classified under C08B (POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, CP sits between Compugroup Medical SE and Ctxt PTY Ltd.

CP's three-year grant acceleration

CP Kelco U.S., Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Compugroup Medica…

17
Consumer Lighting…

17
Conventus Orthopa…

17
Cosemi

17
Cpac Systems AB

17
Crosstex Internat…

17
CTL Medical

17
Ctxt PTY

17
CP Kelco U S ◀

17

What this shows CP holds 17 patents at rank #16,679, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CP

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,679 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08B (Polysaccharides)

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

CP's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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CP Kelco U.S., Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	11.8%
2016	3	17.6%
2017	3	17.6%
2018	2	11.8%
2019	3	17.6%
2020	1	5.9%
2023	2	11.8%
2025partial year	1	5.9%

Which technologies does CP Kelco U.S., Inc. patent most?

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof 8

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 8

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 8

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 7

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 6

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

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 4

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 4

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 4

C07K - Peptides 3

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 2

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 2

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 1

Top 13 of 13 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

CP Kelco U.S., Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

CP Kelco U.S., Inc.'s lead technology class is C08B (POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof), 47.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C08B
Ranked #16,707 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare CP Kelco U.S., Inc. against Compugroup Medical SE, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.4/100 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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