USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

KHS Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 417 granted patents across 87 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B67C (CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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417

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.7

Avg claims per patent

-51%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

KHS holds 417 US patents across 87 technology areas, rank #1,042 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,042
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.9/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -51%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

KHS Gmbh has been granted 417 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing KHS Gmbh at rank #1,042 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 87 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B67C (CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS). As a Foreign Corporation, KHS Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, KHS sits between Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company (420 patents, rank #1,038) and Traxxas, L.p. (414 patents, rank #1,046) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.9/100 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 137 grants, compared with 280 in the 2015–2019 window, a -51% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. KHS Gmbh's 17.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 87 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark KHS Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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420
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420
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419
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418
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417
KHS ◀

417
Agrigenics

416
Pegatron

414
Traxxas

414

What this shows KHS holds 417 patents at rank #1,042, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KHS

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,042 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B67C (Cleaning)

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

KHS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 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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KHS Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	67	16.1%
2016	54	12.9%
2017	59	14.1%
2018	49	11.8%
2019	51	12.2%
2020	37	8.9%
2021	23	5.5%
2022	22	5.3%
2023	28	6.7%
2024	24	5.8%
2025	3	0.7%

Which technologies does KHS Gmbh patent most?

B67C - CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS 162

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 136

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 113

B65C - LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES 46

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 42

B67B - APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS 38

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 36

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 29

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 25

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 21

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 20

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 20

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 18

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 17

B67D - DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 12

Top 15 of 87 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,042

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.9 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 KHS Gmbh hold?

KHS Gmbh holds 417 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 87 technology areas.

What is KHS Gmbh's Innovation Score?

KHS Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 60.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KHS Gmbh focus on?

KHS Gmbh's top technology area is B67C (CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS) with 162 patents. The company has filed patents in 87 CPC subclasses total.

Is KHS Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

KHS Gmbh's recent filing velocity is -51% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for KHS Gmbh's patents?

KHS Gmbh's patents average 17.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the KHS Gmbh 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

KHS's 417 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - KHS ranks #1,042 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B67C - see who else leads that technology area. B67C 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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.