Where does Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie ranks #3,201 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 Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie hold?

Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie holds 117 US utility patents granted 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 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie's recent grant velocity is -42% 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 Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie's patents?

Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie's patents average 14.3 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 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie

Q: 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, ranking #672 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 118 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 117 granted patents across 118 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Karlsruher ranks #3,201 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 117 patents across 118 technology areas.

#3,201
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.6/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -42%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3201 · Foreign Corporation #3,201 · 117 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 117 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,201/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH GSI Technology
CPC-WIDE Y02E · 118 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -42% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: GSI Technology 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 Karlsruher’s 54.6 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 16.5 pts (30%) Velocity 4.5 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Anhui Agricultural… · near

55
Arcus Biosciences · near

55
Bambino Prezioso… · near

55
Institut National… · near

55
Karlsruher Institut… · this assignee

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Karlsruher's Innovation Score is 54.6/100 (top 8% 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 Karlsruher?

Each dot is one of Karlsruher’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). Karlsruher’s own 14.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Karlsruher's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie received 39 grants versus 67 in 2015–2019 (-42% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 20 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 5. Lead class Y02E accounts for 18.8% of the portfolio across 118 subclasses. Volume neighbours: GSI Technology Inc. (#3,197) and Modine Manufacturing Company (#3,205).

Karlsruher's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie moved from 31 to 21 grants (0.68x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,222. See the growth leaderboard.

GSI Technology

117
Infobridge PTE

117
John Mezzalingua…

117
Kansai Paint

117
Krohne Messtechnik

117
Leidos

117
Merry (Shenzhen)

117
Modine Manufactur…

117
Karlsruher Instit… ◀

117

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.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Karlsruher, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), Karlsruher ranks #672 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Institut National D'optique 55 Bambino Prezioso Switzerland 55 Arcus Biosciences, Inc. 55 Anhui Agricultural University 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.3 here).

Shenyang Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. 14.3 avg Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft 14.3 avg Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation 14.3 avg Au Optronics Corporation 14.3 avg

Karlsruher's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% 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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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%
2025partial year	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

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 18.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #3,201 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Karlsruher Institut FÜR Technologie against GSI Technology Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.6/100 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

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