Where does Kickstart International, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kickstart International, Inc. ranks #48,125 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 Kickstart International, Inc. hold?

Kickstart International, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Kickstart International, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kickstart International, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.7 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kickstart International, Inc. focus on?

Kickstart International, Inc.'s top technology area is F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps) with 4 patents, ranking #309 of 1,184 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kickstart International, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kickstart International, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Kickstart International, Inc.'s patents?

Kickstart International, Inc.'s patents average 26.0 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 Kickstart International, 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

Kickstart International, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kickstart ranks #48,125 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 10 technology areas.

#48,125
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.7/100): 26.0
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48125 · US Corporation #48,125 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,125/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kewaunee Scientific
CPC-FOCUS F04B · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (±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 Kickstart’s 45.7 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 6.2 pts (14%) Velocity 13.3 pts (29%) Breadth 11.2 pts (25%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Kickstart's Innovation Score is 45.7/100 (top 23% 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 Kickstart?

Each dot is one of Kickstart’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). Kickstart’s own 26.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kickstart's grants concentrate

Kickstart International, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Kickstart sits between Kewaunee Scientific Corporation and Kimbia, Inc..

Kickstart's three-year grant acceleration

Kickstart International, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

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Kigan Industry

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Kiinja

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What this shows Kickstart holds 5 patents at rank #48,209, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kickstart

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,209 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids)

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

Kickstart's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kickstart International, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	40.0%
2021	1	20.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Kickstart International, Inc. patent most?

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 4

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 3

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 2

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

B01D - Separation 1

F03G - Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like MOTORS; Mechanical-power Producing Devices OR Mechanisms, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR OR Using Energy Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Kickstart International, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kickstart International, Inc.'s lead technology class is F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F04B
Ranked #48,125 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kickstart International, Inc. against Kewaunee Scientific Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.7/100 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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