USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

KIA Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 3,712 granted patents across 271 technology areas, active 2021–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60W (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE).

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

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3,712

Total patents granted

271

CPC technology areas

13.4

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

KIA holds 3,712 US patents across 271 technology areas, rank #99 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#99
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (81.4/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

KIA Corporation has been granted 3,712 US utility patents between 2021 and 2025, placing KIA Corporation at rank #99 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 271 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60W (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE). As a Foreign Corporation, KIA Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, KIA sits between Fanuc Corporation (3,797 patents, rank #95) and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (hsc) (3,501 patents, rank #103) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 81.4/100 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. Historical data spans 2021 through 2025, with 3,712 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. KIA Corporation's 13.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark KIA Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Fanuc

3,797
Massachusetts Ins…

3,784
Xerox

3,772
Bayerische Motore…

3,749
Sandisk

3,712
KIA ◀

3,712
FUJI Xerox

3,629
Panasonic Intelle…

3,535
Hamilton Sundstra…

3,501

What this shows KIA holds 3,712 patents at rank #99, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KIA

By rank, the assignees closest to #99 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60W (Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different TYPE O…)

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

KIA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

81 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 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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KIA Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	53	1.4%
2022	168	4.5%
2023	897	24.2%
2024	1,247	33.6%
2025	1,347	36.3%

Which technologies does KIA Corporation patent most?

B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT 476

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 411

B60K - ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY 410

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 348

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 340

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 333

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 332

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 329

B60H - ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES 180

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 175

B60N - SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 163

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 154

B60Q - ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL 143

B60Y - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 141

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 138

Top 15 of 271 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#99

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

81.4 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 KIA Corporation hold?

KIA Corporation holds 3,712 US granted patents filed between 2021 and 2025, spanning 271 technology areas.

What is KIA Corporation's Innovation Score?

KIA Corporation has an Innovation Score of 81.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KIA Corporation focus on?

KIA Corporation's top technology area is B60W (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT) with 476 patents. The company has filed patents in 271 CPC subclasses total.

Is KIA Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for KIA Corporation.

What does claim depth mean for KIA Corporation's patents?

KIA Corporation's patents average 13.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the KIA Corporation 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

KIA's 3,712 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - KIA ranks #99 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60W - see who else leads that technology area. B60W 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.