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KCI Licensing, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 673 granted patents across 61 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61M (DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR).

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673
Total patents granted
61
CPC technology areas
20.5
Avg claims per patent
-15%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

KCI holds 673 US patents across 61 technology areas, rank #665 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#665
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.3/100)
20.5
avg claims per patent
-15%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

KCI Licensing, Inc. has been granted 673 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing KCI Licensing, Inc. at rank #665 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 61 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61M (DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR). As a US Corporation, KCI Licensing, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, KCI sits between Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd. (678 patents, rank #661) and TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. (670 patents, rank #669) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 309 grants, compared with 364 in the 2015–2019 window, a -15% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. KCI Licensing, Inc.'s 20.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 61 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark KCI Licensing, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at KCI's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows KCI holds 673 patents at rank #665, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near KCI

By rank, the assignees closest to #665 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media INTO)

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

KCI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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KCI Licensing, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 61 9.1%
2016 76 11.3%
2017 55 8.2%
2018 91 13.5%
2019 81 12.0%
2020 89 13.2%
2021 84 12.5%
2022 76 11.3%
2023 49 7.3%
2024 10 1.5%
2025 1 0.1%

Which technologies does KCI Licensing, Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 61 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#665

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does KCI Licensing, Inc. hold?
KCI Licensing, Inc. holds 673 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 61 technology areas.
What is KCI Licensing, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
KCI Licensing, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 63.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does KCI Licensing, Inc. focus on?
KCI Licensing, Inc.'s top technology area is A61M (DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR) with 553 patents. The company has filed patents in 61 CPC subclasses total.
Is KCI Licensing, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
KCI Licensing, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -15% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for KCI Licensing, Inc.'s patents?
KCI Licensing, Inc.'s patents average 20.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the KCI Licensing, Inc. 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.

How to use this portfolio

KCI's 673 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - KCI ranks #665 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61M - see who else leads that technology area. A61M leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.