Where does Kern AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kern AG ranks #26,667 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 Kern AG hold?

Kern AG holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Kern AG's Innovation Score?

Kern AG has an Innovation Score of 36.2 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kern AG focus on?

Kern AG's top technology area is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables) with 4 patents, ranking #268 of 1,019 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kern AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kern AG's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Kern AG's patents?

Kern AG's patents average 18.7 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 Kern AG 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

Kern AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kern ranks #26,667 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 12 technology areas.

#26,667
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.2/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26667 · Foreign Corporation #26,667 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,667/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kede Numerical Control
CPC-FOCUS B65H · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kede Numerical Control Co., 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 Kern’s 36.2 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 8.3 pts (23%) Velocity 4.4 pts (12%) Breadth 12.2 pts (34%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kern · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kern's Innovation Score is 36.2/100 (top 47% 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 Kern?

Each dot is one of Kern’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). Kern’s own 18.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kern's grants concentrate

Kern AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Kern sits between Kede Numerical Control Co., Ltd. and KIK Interactive Inc..

Kern's three-year grant acceleration

Kern AG shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Kede Numerical Co…

10
Kel-tec CNC Indus…

10
KEN Dall Enterpri…

10
Kerlink

10
Kettering Univers…

10
Kettler Internati…

10
Kidde Fire Protec…

10
KIK Interactive

10
Kern ◀

10

What this shows Kern holds 10 patents at rank #26,655, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kern

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,655 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material)

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

Kern's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Kern AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	20.0%
2016	1	10.0%
2017	1	10.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2020	2	20.0%
2021	1	10.0%
2022	1	10.0%
2023	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Kern AG patent most?

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 4

B43M - Bureau Accessories NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

B31B - Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 2

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 2

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B41F - Printing Machines OR Presses 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 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

Kern AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kern AG's lead technology class is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65H
Ranked #26,667 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kern AG against Kede Numerical Control Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.2/100 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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