Where does Kidde Fire Protection, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kidde Fire Protection, LLC ranks #26,674 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 Fire Protection, LLC hold?

Kidde Fire Protection, LLC holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2025 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Kidde Fire Protection, LLC's Innovation Score?

Kidde Fire Protection, LLC has an Innovation Score of 27.7 out of 100 (24th percentile 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 Fire Protection, LLC focus on?

Kidde Fire Protection, LLC's top technology area is G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems) with 6 patents, ranking #349 of 2,091 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kidde Fire Protection, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Kidde Fire Protection, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for Kidde Fire Protection, LLC's patents?

Kidde Fire Protection, LLC's patents average 11.9 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 Fire Protection, 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 Fire Protection, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2025–2025. 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: G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kidde ranks #26,674 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 12 technology areas.

#26,674
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 24th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.7/100): 11.9
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26674 · US Corporation #26,674 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,674/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kerlink
CPC-FOCUS G08B · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2025–2025 · 1y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kerlink (±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’s 27.7 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 8.3 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (44%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kidde Fire Protection · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kidde's Innovation Score is 27.7/100 (24th percentile 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?

Each dot is one of Kidde’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’s own 11.9 claims/patent is at or below the 12.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Kidde's grants concentrate

Kidde Fire Protection, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems). By volume, Kidde sits between Kerlink and Kingsand Machinery Ltd..

Kerlink

10
Kern

10
Kettering Univers…

10
Kettler Internati…

10
KIK Interactive

10
King LAI Hygienic…

10
King's Flair Mark…

10
Kingsand Machinery

10
Kidde Fire Protec… ◀

10

What this shows Kidde holds 10 patents at rank #26,658, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kidde

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,658 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G08B (Signalling OR Calling Systems)

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

Kidde's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2025–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kidde Fire Protection, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2025partial year	10	100.0%

Which technologies does Kidde Fire Protection, LLC patent most?

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 6

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 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

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

Kidde Fire Protection, LLC's lead technology class is G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G08B
Ranked #26,674 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kidde Fire Protection, LLC against Kerlink, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.7/100 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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