Where does Kapa Biosystems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kapa Biosystems, Inc. ranks #15,405 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 Kapa Biosystems, Inc. hold?

Kapa Biosystems, Inc. holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Kapa Biosystems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kapa Biosystems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.4 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Kapa Biosystems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kapa Biosystems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +225% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Kapa Biosystems, Inc.'s patents?

Kapa Biosystems, Inc.'s patents average 12.3 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.

How is the Kapa Biosystems, Inc. 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Kapa Biosystems, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Kapa Biosystems, Inc. focus on?

Kapa Biosystems, Inc.'s top technology area is C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes) with 17 patents, ranking #279 of 2,502 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 6 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: C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Micr).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kapa ranks #15,405 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 6 technology areas.

#15,405
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.4/100): 12.3
avg claims per patent: +225%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15405 · US Corporation #15,405 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,405/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kai Concepts
CPC-NARROW C12Q · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +225% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kai Concepts, LLC (±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 Kapa’s 38.4 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 10.3 pts (27%) Velocity 12.0 pts (31%) Breadth 8.7 pts (23%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Kapa Biosystems · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Kapa's Innovation Score is 38.4/100 (top 41% 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 Kapa?

Each dot is one of Kapa’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). Kapa’s own 12.3 claims/patent is at or below the 17.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Kapa's grants concentrate

Kapa Biosystems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 89.5% of grants classified under C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Micr). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Kapa sits between KVH Industries, Inc. and Knappco, LLC.

Kapa's three-year grant acceleration

Kapa Biosystems, Inc. shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

KVH Industries

19
Kylin Sanitary Te…

19
Kai Concepts

19
Kalray

19
Kennedy Krieger I…

19
Keystone Powdered…

19
King Abdullah Cit…

19
Knappco

19
Kapa Biosystems ◀

19

What this shows Kapa holds 19 patents at rank #15,408, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kapa

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,408 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes)

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

Kapa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% 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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Kapa Biosystems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.3%
2016	2	10.5%
2019	1	5.3%
2021	4	21.1%
2022	2	10.5%
2023	3	15.8%
2024	4	21.1%
2025partial year	2	10.5%

Which technologies does Kapa Biosystems, Inc. patent most?

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 17

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 16

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 9

C12Y - Enzymes 7

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 3

Top 6 of 6 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

Kapa Biosystems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kapa Biosystems, Inc.'s lead technology class is C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Micr), 89.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12Q
Ranked #15,405 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kapa Biosystems, Inc. against KVH Industries, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.4/100 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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