Where does Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC ranks #21,328 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 Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC hold?

Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC's Innovation Score?

Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC has an Innovation Score of 37.7 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC focus on?

Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC's top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene) with 8 patents, ranking #124 of 546 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC's recent grant velocity is -82% 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 Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC's patents?

Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC's patents average 21.2 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 Kavo Dental Technologies, 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

Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kavo ranks #21,328 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 20 technology areas.

#21,328
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.7/100): 21.2
avg claims per patent: -82%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21328 · US Corporation #21,328 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,328/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jurong Shipyard Pte
CPC-FOCUS A61C · 20 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -82% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. (±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 Kavo’s 37.7 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 9.1 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.8 pts (42%) Claim depth 12.7 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kavo Dental · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kavo's Innovation Score is 37.7/100 (top 43% 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 Kavo?

Each dot is one of Kavo’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). Kavo’s own 21.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kavo's grants concentrate

Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 61.5% of grants classified under A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Kavo sits between Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. and King Roof Industrial Co., Ltd..

Jurong Shipyard P…

13
Just-evotec Biolo…

13
Kaco + KG

13
Karl Dungs & KG

13
Keepcool USA

13
Kepler Vision B V

13
Kicteam

13
King Roof Industr…

13
Kavo Dental ◀

13

What this shows Kavo holds 13 patents at rank #21,323, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kavo

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,323 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

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

Kavo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	7.7%
2017	2	15.4%
2018	4	30.8%
2019	4	30.8%
2021	2	15.4%

Which technologies does Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 8

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 4

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

F21K - Non-electric Light Sources Using LUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using Charges OF Combustible MATERIAL; Light Sources Using Semiconductor Devices AS Light-generating ELEMENTS; Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 2

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 2

E03C - Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC's lead technology class is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene), 61.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61C
Ranked #21,328 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC against Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.7/100 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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