Where does Kaco GmbH + Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kaco GmbH + Co. KG ranks #21,326 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 Kaco GmbH + Co. KG hold?

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Kaco GmbH + Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 50.0 out of 100 (top 14% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kaco GmbH + Co. KG focus on?

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG's top technology area is F16J (Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings) with 8 patents, ranking #84 of 753 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kaco GmbH + Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG's recent grant velocity is +60% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Kaco GmbH + Co. KG's patents?

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG's patents average 15.3 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 Kaco GmbH + Co. KG 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

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: F16J (Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kaco ranks #21,326 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 11 technology areas.

#21,326
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (50.0/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: +60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21326 · Foreign Corporation #21,326 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,326/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jockey International
CPC-FOCUS F16J · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jockey 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 Kaco’s 50.0 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 9.1 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 11.7 pts (23%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kaco + KG · this assignee

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kaco's Innovation Score is 50.0/100 (top 14% 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 Kaco?

Each dot is one of Kaco’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). Kaco’s own 15.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 3.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kaco's grants concentrate

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 61.5% of grants classified under F16J (Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Kaco sits between Jockey International, Inc. and Kepler Vision Technologies B.V..

Kaco's three-year grant acceleration

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG shows 6 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.

Jockey Internatio…

13
Johnson Systems

13
Jurong Shipyard P…

13
Just-evotec Biolo…

13
Karl Dungs & KG

13
Kavo Dental

13
Keepcool USA

13
Kepler Vision B V

13
Kaco + KG ◀

13

What this shows Kaco holds 13 patents at rank #21,321, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kaco

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,321 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16J (Pistons)

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

Kaco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Kaco GmbH + Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	15.4%
2017	1	7.7%
2018	2	15.4%
2020	1	7.7%
2021	1	7.7%
2022	2	15.4%
2023	4	30.8%

Which technologies does Kaco GmbH + Co. KG patent most?

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 8

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

F02P - Ignition, Other Than Compression Ignition, FOR Internal-combustion ENGINES; Testing OF Ignition Timing IN Compression-ignition Engines 1

F02F - Cylinders, Pistons OR Casings, FOR Combustion ENGINES; Arrangements OF Sealings IN Combustion Engines 1

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kaco GmbH + Co. KG's lead technology class is F16J (Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings), 61.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16J
Ranked #21,326 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kaco GmbH + Co. KG against Jockey International, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.0/100 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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