Where does Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC ranks #48,048 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 Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC hold?

Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC's Innovation Score?

Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC has an Innovation Score of 23.2 out of 100 (12th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC's recent grant velocity is -75% 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 Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC's patents?

Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC's patents average 12.8 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 Kaci Intermodal Systems, 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

Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC focus on?

Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC's top technology area is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors) with 5 patents, ranking #411 of 1,746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kaci ranks #48,048 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.

#48,048
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 12th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.2/100): 12.8
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48048 · US Corporation #48,048 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,048/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kaatsu Japan
CPC-NARROW B65G · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kaatsu Japan Co., Ltd. (±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 Kaci’s 23.2 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 6.2 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (40%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Kaci Intermodal… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Kaci's Innovation Score is 23.2/100 (12th 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 Kaci?

Each dot is one of Kaci’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). Kaci’s own 12.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kaci's grants concentrate

Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Kaci sits between K.D.W. Company Limited and Kandy Therapeutics Limited.

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What this shows Kaci holds 5 patents at rank #48,055, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kaci

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,055 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

Kaci's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 12th percentile higher than 12% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	40.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC patent most?

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 5

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 5

B61D - Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles 5

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

B61B - Railway SYSTEMS; Equipment Therefor NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B61F - Rail Vehicle Suspensions, e.g. Underframes, Bogies OR Arrangements OF Wheel AXLES; Rail Vehicles FOR USE ON Tracks OF Different WIDTH; Preventing Derailing OF Rail VEHICLES; Wheel Guards, Obstruction Removers OR THE Like FOR Rail Vehicles 3

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 2

Top 7 of 7 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

Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC's lead technology class is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65G
Ranked #48,048 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kaci Intermodal Systems, LLC against K.D.W. Company Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.2/100 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

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