Overall rank by patents
#17,824
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2015–2020. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B65F (GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE).
The verdict
Kann holds 16 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #17,824 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Kann Manufacturing Corporation has been granted 16 US utility patents between 2015 and 2020, placing Kann Manufacturing Corporation at rank #17,824 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in B65F (GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE). As a US Corporation, Kann Manufacturing Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Kann sits between Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation (16 patents, rank #17,820) and Klarna Bank AB (16 patents, rank #17,828) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 26.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 3 grants, compared with 13 in the 2015–2019 window, a -77% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Kann Manufacturing Corporation's 11.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 8 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Kann Manufacturing Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
KOREA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
16 patents
KURT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
16 patents
KUZCO LIGHTING LLC
16 patents
KWH MIRKA LTD
16 patents
Kelly Slater Wave Company, LLC
16 patents
Kenyon International, Inc.
16 patents
Kinetic Technologies
16 patents
Klarna Bank AB
16 patents
Kann Manufacturing Corporation
16 patents
What this shows Kann holds 16 patents at rank #17,824, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #17,824 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Kann's primary technology class.
Kann's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
27 Top 79% higher than 21% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 5 | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 18.8% |
| 2020 | 3 | 18.8% |
Top 8 of 8 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#17,824
Across all tracked assignees
26.6 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Kann's 16 grants land it in the top 79% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.