Where does Karma Automotive LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Karma Automotive LLC ranks #3,778 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 Karma Automotive LLC hold?

Karma Automotive LLC holds 96 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 60 technology areas.

What is Karma Automotive LLC's Innovation Score?

Karma Automotive LLC has an Innovation Score of 53.0 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Karma Automotive LLC focus on?

Karma Automotive LLC's top technology area is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation) with 33 patents, ranking #224 of 2,877 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 60 CPC subclasses total.

Is Karma Automotive LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Karma Automotive LLC's recent grant velocity is +558% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Karma Automotive LLC's patents?

Karma Automotive LLC's patents average 12.5 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 Karma Automotive LLC 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

Karma Automotive LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 96 granted patents across 60 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Karma ranks #3,778 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 96 patents across 60 technology areas.

#3,778
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.0/100): 12.5
avg claims per patent: +558%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3778 · US Corporation #3,778 · 96 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 96 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,778/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hallmark Cards…
CPC-WIDE Y02T · 60 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +558% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated (±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 Karma’s 53.0 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 15.8 pts (30%) Velocity 4.8 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (47%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Beijing Sensetime… · near

53
Karma Automotive · this assignee

53
Lvmh Recherche · near

53
The North Face Apparel · near

53
VueReal · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Karma's Innovation Score is 53.0/100 (top 9% 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 Karma?

Each dot is one of Karma’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). Karma’s own 12.5 claims/patent is at or below the 16.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Karma's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Karma Automotive LLC received 79 grants versus 12 in 2015–2019 (+558% equal-window velocity, top decile growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2021 at 25 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 1. Lead class Y02T accounts for 34.4% of the portfolio across 60 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Hellermanntyton Co., Ltd. (#3,774) and Rogers Corporation (#3,782).

Karma's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Karma Automotive LLC moved from 49 to 35 grants (0.71x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Hellermanntyton

96
Hallmark Cards In…

96
J Morita MFG

96
John Bean

96
Knoll

96
Lite-on Opto Tech…

96
Mitsubishi Tanabe…

96
Rogers

96
Karma Automotive ◀

96

What this shows Karma holds 96 patents at rank #3,778, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Karma

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,778 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Karma, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…), Karma ranks #224 of 2,877 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

VueReal Inc. 53 Beijing Sensetime Technology Development Co., Ltd 53 Lvmh Recherche 53 The North Face Apparel Corp. 53

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.5 here).

KOH Young Technology Inc 12.5 avg Liqui-Box Corporation 12.5 avg Henkel IP & Holding GMBH 12.5 avg Janssen Sciences Ireland UC 12.5 avg

Karma's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Karma Automotive LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	1.0%
2017	3	3.1%
2018	3	3.1%
2019	5	5.2%
2020	19	19.8%
2021	25	26.0%
2022	12	12.5%
2023	11	11.5%
2024	12	12.5%
2025partial year	5	5.2%

Which technologies does Karma Automotive LLC patent most?

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 33

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 33

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 23

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 16

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 12

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 8

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 8

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 8

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 8

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 7

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 7

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 7

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 5

Top 15 of 60 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

Karma Automotive LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Karma Automotive LLC's lead technology class is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation), 34.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02T
Ranked #3,778 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Karma Automotive LLC against Hellermanntyton Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.0/100 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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