USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 117 granted patents across 118 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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117

Total patents granted

118

CPC technology areas

14.3

Avg claims per patent

-25%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Karlsruher holds 117 US patents across 118 technology areas, rank #3,201 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,201
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.6/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -25%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie has been granted 117 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie at rank #3,201 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 118 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION). As a Foreign Corporation, Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Karlsruher sits between GSI Technology Inc. (117 patents, rank #3,197) and Modine Manufacturing Company (117 patents, rank #3,205) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.6/100 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 50 grants, compared with 67 in the 2015–2019 window, a -25% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie's 14.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Karlsruher holds 117 patents at rank #3,201, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Karlsruher

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,201 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Karlsruher's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% of 50,000 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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Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	8.5%
2016	15	12.8%
2017	20	17.1%
2018	9	7.7%
2019	13	11.1%
2020	12	10.3%
2021	6	5.1%
2022	7	6.0%
2023	5	4.3%
2024	9	7.7%
2025	11	9.4%

Which technologies does Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie patent most?

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 22

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 17

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 15

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 13

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 10

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES 9

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 9

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 8

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 7

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 7

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 7

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 6

C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS 6

C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F 6

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 6

Top 15 of 118 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,201

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie hold?

Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie holds 117 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 118 technology areas.

What is Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie's Innovation Score?

Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie has an Innovation Score of 54.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie focus on?

Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie's top technology area is Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION) with 22 patents. The company has filed patents in 118 CPC subclasses total.

Is Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie's recent filing velocity is -25% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie's patents?

Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie's patents average 14.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie 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.

How to use this portfolio

Karlsruher's 117 grants land it in the top 8% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Karlsruher ranks #3,201 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in Y02E - see who else leads that technology area. Y02E leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.