Where does Kidde-Fenwal, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kidde-Fenwal, LLC ranks #19,978 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 Kidde-Fenwal, LLC hold?

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Kidde-Fenwal, LLC's Innovation Score?

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC has an Innovation Score of 48.7 out of 100 (top 16% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kidde-Fenwal, LLC focus on?

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC's top technology area is A62C (Fire-fighting) with 13 patents, ranking #28 of 253 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kidde-Fenwal, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC's recent grant velocity is +500% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Kidde-Fenwal, LLC's patents?

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC's patents average 14.6 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 Kidde-Fenwal, LLC 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

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: A62C (Fire-fighting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kidde-fenwal ranks #19,978 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 9 technology areas.

#19,978
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.7/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: +500%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19978 · US Corporation #19,978 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,978/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kaminario
CPC-NARROW A62C · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +500% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kaminario Technologies 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 Kidde-fenwal’s 48.7 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 9.4 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (41%) Breadth 10.6 pts (22%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kidde-Fenwal · this assignee

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kidde-fenwal's Innovation Score is 48.7/100 (top 16% 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 Kidde-fenwal?

Each dot is one of Kidde-fenwal’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). Kidde-fenwal’s own 14.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kidde-fenwal's grants concentrate

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 92.9% of grants classified under A62C (Fire-fighting). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Kidde-fenwal sits between Kaminario Technologies Ltd. and Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG.

Kidde-fenwal's three-year grant acceleration

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC shows 5 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.

Kaminario

14
Kaunas University…

14
Keith Manufacturi…

14
Key Ovation

14
Kinekt Design

14
Kiswe Mobile

14
Knitpro Internati…

14
Kolbus & KG

14
Kidde-fenwal ◀

14

What this shows Kidde-Fenwal holds 14 patents at rank #19,985, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kidde-Fenwal

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,985 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A62C (Fire-fighting)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Kidde-Fenwal's primary technology class.

Kidde-fenwal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kidde-Fenwal, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	7.1%
2021	1	7.1%
2024	5	35.7%
2025partial year	7	50.0%

Which technologies does Kidde-Fenwal, LLC patent most?

A62C - Fire-fighting 13

G01G - Weighing 2

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 1

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kidde-Fenwal, LLC's lead technology class is A62C (Fire-fighting), 92.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A62C
Ranked #19,978 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kidde-Fenwal, LLC against Kaminario Technologies Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.7/100 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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