Where does KA Group AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KA Group AG ranks #9,293 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 KA Group AG hold?

KA Group AG holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is KA Group AG's Innovation Score?

KA Group AG has an Innovation Score of 46.5 out of 100 (top 21% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KA Group AG focus on?

KA Group AG's top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 8 patents, ranking #299 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

Is KA Group AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

KA Group AG's recent grant velocity is +2800% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for KA Group AG's patents?

KA Group AG's patents average 16.1 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 KA Group AG 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 Foreign Corporation

KA Group AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 27 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KA ranks #9,293 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 27 technology areas.

#9,293
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 21%
by Innovation Score (46.5/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: +2800%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9293 · Foreign Corporation #9,293 · 34 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 34 grants
UPPER-Q #9,293/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Inaeris
CPC-FOCUS F16H · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +2800% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Inaeris Technologies, 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 KA’s 46.5 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 12.3 pts (26%) Velocity 6.2 pts (13%) Breadth 18.4 pts (39%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ABB Technology Oy · near

47
College DE France · near

47
Edge 3 · near

47
KA Group · this assignee

47
Prognosys Biosciences · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KA's Innovation Score is 46.5/100 (top 21% 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 KA?

Each dot is one of KA’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). KA’s own 16.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where KA's grants concentrate

KA Group AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 23.5% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, KA sits between Iveco S.p.A. and Kyphon Sarl.

KA's three-year grant acceleration

KA Group AG shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Iveco S p A

34
Inaeris

34
Institut Fur Rund…

34
JMJ Korea

34
Kartell S p A

34
Koch Agronomic Se…

34
Kuna Systems

34
Kyphon Sarl

34
KA Group ◀

34

What this shows KA holds 34 patents at rank #9,293, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KA

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,293 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for KA, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16H (Gearing), KA ranks #299 of 1,603 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

College DE France 47 Edge 3 Technologies 47 Prognosys Biosciences, Inc. 47 ABB Technology Oy 47

KA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 21% higher than 79% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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KA Group AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	2.9%
2020	7	20.6%
2021	8	23.5%
2022	8	23.5%
2023	3	8.8%
2024	3	8.8%
2025partial year	4	11.8%

Which technologies does KA Group AG patent most?

F16H - Gearing 8

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 8

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 5

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 5

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 5

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 4

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 3

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 3

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 2

B62K - CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 1

Top 15 of 27 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

KA Group AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KA Group AG's lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 23.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #9,293 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KA Group AG against Iveco S.p.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.5/100 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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