Where does KC IP Holdings, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KC IP Holdings, LLC ranks #22,856 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 KC IP Holdings, LLC hold?

KC IP Holdings, LLC holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is KC IP Holdings, LLC's Innovation Score?

KC IP Holdings, LLC has an Innovation Score of 42.5 out of 100 (top 30% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is KC IP Holdings, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for KC IP Holdings, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for KC IP Holdings, LLC's patents?

KC IP Holdings, LLC's patents average 7.2 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 KC IP Holdings, 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

KC IP Holdings, LLC

Q: What technology areas does KC IP Holdings, LLC focus on?

KC IP Holdings, LLC's top technology area is B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General) with 3 patents, ranking #275 of 750 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KC ranks #22,856 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 7 technology areas.

#22,856
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.5/100): 7.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22856 · US Corporation #22,856 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,856/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Somic Ishikawa
CPC-NARROW B60Q · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.5/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kabushiki Kaisha Somic Ishikawa (±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 KC’s 42.5 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 8.9 pts (21%) Velocity 20.0 pts (47%) Breadth 9.4 pts (22%) Claim depth 4.3 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
KC IP Holdings · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KC's Innovation Score is 42.5/100 (top 30% 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 KC?

Each dot is one of KC’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). KC’s own 7.2 claims/patent is at or below the 10.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where KC's grants concentrate

KC IP Holdings, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, KC sits between K/S Himpp and Kitazato Corporation.

KC's three-year grant acceleration

KC IP Holdings, LLC shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

K/S Himpp

12
Somic Ishikawa

12
Kalamazoo Holdings

12
KAO

12
Kenford Industrial

12
Kerneos

12
Kingbright

12
Kitazato

12
KC IP Holdings ◀

12

What this shows KC holds 12 patents at rank #22,846, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KC

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,846 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices)

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

KC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 30% higher than 70% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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KC IP Holdings, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	2	16.7%
2022	5	41.7%
2023	3	25.0%
2024	1	8.3%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does KC IP Holdings, LLC patent most?

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 3

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 3

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

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 3

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Top 7 of 7 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

KC IP Holdings, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KC IP Holdings, LLC's lead technology class is B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60Q
Ranked #22,856 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KC IP Holdings, LLC against K/S Himpp, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.5/100 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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