Where does Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation ranks #48,063 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation'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 Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation's patents?

Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation's patents average 8.6 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

Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation

Q: How is the Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation 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 - 5 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kangwon ranks #48,063 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 19 technology areas.

#48,063
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.8/100): 8.6
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48063 · Foreign Corporation #48,063 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,063/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kaeco Group
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 19 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kaeco Group, 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 Kangwon’s 26.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.2 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.4 pts (57%) Claim depth 5.2 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kangwon National… · this assignee

27
Clairvoyant Networks · near

27
Lightbend · near

27
Linde Material… · near

27
MSD Wellcome Trust… · near

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kangwon's Innovation Score is 26.8/100 (21st 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 Kangwon?

Each dot is one of Kangwon’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). Kangwon’s own 8.6 claims/patent is at or below the 8.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Kangwon's grants concentrate

Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Kangwon sits between Kaeco Group, Inc. and Kapik Inc..

Kaeco Group

5
Kaken Tech

5
Kalita

5
Kandy Therapeutics

5
Kangyue Technology

5
Kankakee Spikeball

5
Kanken Techno

5
Kapik

5
Kangwon National… ◀

5

What this shows Kangwon holds 5 patents at rank #48,060, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kangwon

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,060 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Kangwon, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes), Kangwon ranks #2,832 of 4,144 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (27 here).

Clairvoyant Networks, Inc. 27 MSD Wellcome Trust Hilleman Laboratories PVT. Ltd. 27 Linde Material Handling GmbH 27 Lightbend, Inc. 27

Kangwon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2018	2	40.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 1

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 1

C40B - Combinatorial CHEMISTRY; Libraries, e.g. Chemical Libraries 1

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 1

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 1

C22C - Alloys 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

C22B - Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

C12Y - Enzymes 1

B41F - Printing Machines OR Presses 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

Top 15 of 19 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

Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #48,063 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kangwon National University Industry Cooperation Foundation against Kaeco Group, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.8/100 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.

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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