Where does Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology ranks #32,216 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 Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology hold?

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology's Innovation Score?

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology has an Innovation Score of 28.5 out of 100 (27th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology focus on?

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology's top technology area is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE) with 2 patents, ranking #723 of 1,325 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology's patents?

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology's patents average 14.4 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

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology

Q: How is the Kanagawa Academy 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 - 8 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kanagawa ranks #32,216 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 12 technology areas.

#32,216
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.5/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32216 · Foreign Corporation #32,216 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,216/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cosmo Life
CPC-FOCUS B01L · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kabushiki Kaisha Cosmo Life (±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 Kanagawa’s 28.5 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 7.6 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (43%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (30%)

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What this shows Kanagawa's Innovation Score is 28.5/100 (27th 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 Kanagawa?

Each dot is one of Kanagawa’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). Kanagawa’s own 14.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kanagawa's grants concentrate

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, Kanagawa sits between Kyowa Co., Ltd. and Kazusa DNA Research Institute.

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What this shows Kanagawa holds 8 patents at rank #32,251, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kanagawa

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,251 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE)

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

Kanagawa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 27th percentile higher than 27% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	62.5%
2017	3	37.5%

Which technologies does Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology patent most?

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 2

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

B01D - Separation 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 2

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 2

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 2

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology's lead technology class is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01L
Ranked #32,216 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology against Kyowa Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.5/100 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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