Where does Kathrein SE rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kathrein SE ranks #11,694 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 Kathrein SE hold?

Kathrein SE holds 26 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Kathrein SE's Innovation Score?

Kathrein SE has an Innovation Score of 34.1 out of 100 (46th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kathrein SE focus on?

Kathrein SE's top technology area is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials) with 15 patents, ranking #218 of 1,637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kathrein SE's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kathrein SE's recent grant velocity is -63% 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 Kathrein SE's patents?

Kathrein SE's patents average 17.4 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 Kathrein SE 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

Kathrein SE

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kathrein ranks #11,694 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 12 technology areas.

#11,694
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.1/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: -63%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11694 · Foreign Corporation #11,694 · 26 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 26 grants
UPPER-Q #11,694/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jasper
CPC-FOCUS H01Q · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -63% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jasper Technologies, 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 Kathrein’s 34.1 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 11.4 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Axure Software… · near

34
Industrial Revolution · near

34
Kathrein SE · this assignee

34
Knopp Biosciences · near

34
Nihon Nohyaku · near

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kathrein's Innovation Score is 34.1/100 (46th percentile 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 Kathrein?

Each dot is one of Kathrein’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). Kathrein’s own 17.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kathrein's grants concentrate

Kathrein SE is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 57.7% of grants classified under H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (18 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Kathrein sits between JX Advanced Metals Corporation and Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc..

JX Advanced Metals

26
Jasper

26
Journey ai

26
Kangwon National…

26
KEM Hongkong

26
King JIM

26
Kingpak Technology

26
Konica Minolta Me…

26
Kathrein SE ◀

26

What this shows Kathrein holds 26 patents at rank #11,693, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kathrein

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,693 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01Q (Antennas)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Kathrein, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01Q (Antennas), Kathrein ranks #218 of 1,637 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (34 here).

Knopp Biosciences, LLC 34 Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd. 34 Axure Software Solutions, Inc. 34 Industrial Revolution, Inc. 34

Kathrein's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kathrein SE patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	3.8%
2019	18	69.2%
2020	6	23.1%
2021	1	3.8%

Which technologies does Kathrein SE patent most?

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 15

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 8

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 5

H04B - Transmission 5

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 4

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Kathrein SE's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kathrein SE's lead technology class is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials), 57.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01Q
Ranked #11,694 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kathrein SE against JX Advanced Metals Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.1/100 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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