Kae Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: A43C (Fastenings OR Attachments OF FOOTWEAR; Laces IN General).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Kae ranks #48,049 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.
- #48,049
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 5th percentile
- by Innovation Score (17.8/100)
- 6.2
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R48049 · Foreign Corporation #48,049 · 5 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
- BOTTOM-DECILE #48,049/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Kabushikikaisha…
- CPC-NARROW A43C · 5 areas
- INNOV-LOW 17.8/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Kabushikikaisha Matsui Seisakusho (±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 Kae’s 17.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Kae
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Kae Sheng Industrial · this assignee 18
Kae Sheng Industrial · this assignee
18 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Kae's Innovation Score is 17.8/100 (5th 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 Kae?
Each dot is one of Kae’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). Kae’s own 6.2 claims/patent is at or below the 10.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Kae's grants concentrate
Kae Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under A43C (Fastenings OR Attachments OF FOOTWEAR; Laces IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Kae sits between Kyowa Industrial Co., Ltd. and Kaiser Enterprises, LLC.
Who files at Kae's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Kyowa Industrial
Kyowa Industrial Co., Ltd.
5 patents
- Kyowa Metal Works
Kyowa Metal Works Co., Ltd.
5 patents
- Kyushu University…
Kyushu University, Nat'l University Corporation
5 patents
- Kabushikikaisha M…
Kabushikikaisha Matsui Seisakusho
5 patents
- Kaercher Futurete…
Kaercher Futuretech GmbH
5 patents
- Kagami
Kagami Inc.
5 patents
- Kairos Social Sol…
Kairos Social Solutions, Inc.
5 patents
- Kaiser Enterprises
Kaiser Enterprises, LLC
5 patents
- Kae Sheng Industr… ◀
Kae Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
5 patents
What this shows Kae holds 5 patents at rank #48,173, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Kae
By rank, the assignees closest to #48,173 in granted patent volume.
- Kyowa Industrial Co., Ltd. #48,169 · 5 patents
- Kyowa Metal Works Co., Ltd. #48,170 · 5 patents
- Kyushu University, Nat'l University Corporation #48,171 · 5 patents
- Kabushikikaisha Matsui Seisakusho #48,172 · 5 patents
- Kaercher Futuretech GmbH #48,174 · 5 patents
- Kagami Inc. #48,175 · 5 patents
- Kairos Social Solutions, Inc. #48,176 · 5 patents
- Kaiser Enterprises, LLC #48,177 · 5 patents
Leaders in A43C (Fastenings OR Attachments OF Footwear)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Kae's primary technology class.
Kae's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
18 5th percentile higher than 5% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 40.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | 20.0% |
Which technologies does Kae Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Kae Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Kae Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is A43C (Fastenings OR Attachments OF FOOTWEAR; Laces IN General), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A43C
- Ranked #48,049 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Kae Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd. against Kyowa Industrial Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 17.8/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.