Where does Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) ranks #26,654 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY)'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY)'s recent grant velocity is -67% 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 Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY)'s patents?

Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY)'s patents average 12.0 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY)

Q: How many patents does Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) hold?

Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 19 technology areas.

Q: What is Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY)'s Innovation Score?

Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) has an Innovation Score of 44.2 out of 100 (top 26% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Q: How is the Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) 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 PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 19 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: Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kaist ranks #26,654 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 19 technology areas.

#26,654
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.2/100): 12.0
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26654 · Foreign Corporation #26,654 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,654/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH KA Imaging
CPC-FOCUS Y02T · 19 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: KA Imaging 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kaist (KOREA… · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kaist's Innovation Score is 44.2/100 (top 26% 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.

Where Kaist's grants concentrate

Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 20% of grants classified under Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Kaist sits between KA Imaging Inc. and Kastanienbaum GMBH.

Kaist's three-year grant acceleration

Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

KA Imaging

10
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10
Kahr Medical

10
KAI OS (HONG KONG)

10
Kaloom

10
Kansai University

10
Karius

10
Kastanienbaum

10
Kaist (Korea Adva… ◀

10

What this shows Kaist holds 10 patents at rank #26,646, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kaist

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,646 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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

Kaist's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% 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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Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	40.0%
2016	2	20.0%
2024	2	20.0%
2025partial year	2	20.0%

Which technologies does Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) patent most?

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

E21C - Mining OR Quarrying 1

E21D - SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 1

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

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

Top 15 of 19 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#26,654

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY)'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY)'s lead technology class is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation), 20% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02T
Ranked #26,654 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kaist (KOREA Advanced Institute OF Science AND TECHNOLOGY) against KA Imaging Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.2/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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