Where does KCI Licensing, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KCI Licensing, Inc. ranks #665 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 KCI Licensing, Inc. hold?

KCI Licensing, Inc. holds 673 US utility patents granted 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 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is KCI Licensing, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

KCI Licensing, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -15% 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 KCI Licensing, Inc.'s patents?

KCI Licensing, Inc.'s patents average 20.5 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 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

KCI Licensing, Inc.

Q: 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, ranking #11 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 61 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 673 granted patents across 61 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: 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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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KCI ranks #665 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 673 patents across 61 technology areas.

#665
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.3/100): 20.5
avg claims per patent: -15%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R665 · US Corporation #665 · 673 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 673 grants
TOP-DECILE #665/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aisin AW
CPC-WIDE A61M · 61 areas
INNOV-STRONG 63.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -15% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aisin AW Co., Ltd. (±1 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 KCI’s 63.3 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 22.5 pts (36%) Velocity 3.5 pts (6%) Breadth 25.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 12.3 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Rutgers the State… · near

63
CenturyLink… · near

63
Compagnie Generale… · near

63
KCI Licensing · this assignee

63
Stratasys · near

63
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KCI's Innovation Score is 63.3/100 (top 2% 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 KCI?

Each dot is one of KCI’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). KCI’s own 20.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How KCI's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, KCI Licensing, Inc. received 308 grants versus 364 in 2015–2019 (-15% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2018 at 91 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 10. Lead class A61M accounts for 82.2% of the portfolio across 61 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd. (#661) and TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. (#669).

KCI's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, KCI Licensing, Inc. moved from 254 to 135 grants (0.53x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,617. See the growth leaderboard.

Shinko Electric I…

678
Kone

677
Viasat

677
Aisin AW

674
KCI Licensing ◀

673
National Taiwan U…

671
Trane Internation…

671
General Electric…

670
TE Connectivity

670

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.

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.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for KCI, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into), KCI ranks #11 of 3,490 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (63 here).

CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC 63 Stratasys Ltd. 63 Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin 63 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 63

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.5 here).

Lyten, Inc. 20.5 avg Power Integrations, Inc. 20.5 avg Ansys, Inc. 20.5 avg Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. 20.5 avg

KCI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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%
2025partial year	1	0.1%

Which technologies does KCI Licensing, Inc. patent most?

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 553

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 417

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 132

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 113

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 104

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 48

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 35

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 28

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 27

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 19

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 15

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 14

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 13

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 11

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 11

Top 15 of 61 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

KCI Licensing, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KCI Licensing, Inc.'s lead technology class 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), 82.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #665 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KCI Licensing, Inc. against Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 63.3/100 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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