USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 259 granted patents across 169 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS).

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

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259

Total patents granted

169

CPC technology areas

12.7

Avg claims per patent

-70%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

King holds 259 US patents across 169 technology areas, rank #1,594 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,594
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.6/100): 12.7
avg claims per patent: -70%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology has been granted 259 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology at rank #1,594 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 169 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS). As a Foreign Corporation, King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, King sits between Thermo Fisher Scientific (bremen) Gmbh (260 patents, rank #1,590) and Unify Gmbh & Co. KG (259 patents, rank #1,598) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.6/100 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 59 grants, compared with 200 in the 2015–2019 window, a -70% 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. King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology's 12.7 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 King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows King holds 259 patents at rank #1,594, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near King

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,594 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes)

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

King's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% 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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King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	71	27.4%
2016	45	17.4%
2017	45	17.4%
2018	21	8.1%
2019	18	6.9%
2020	22	8.5%
2021	13	5.0%
2022	7	2.7%
2023	5	1.9%
2024	10	3.9%
2025	2	0.8%

Which technologies does King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology patent most?

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 31

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 29

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 28

C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE 24

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 19

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 19

H10F - INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION 18

B01D - SEPARATION 17

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 14

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 13

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 12

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 12

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 11

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 11

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 11

Top 15 of 169 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,594

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.6 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 King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology hold?

King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology holds 259 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 169 technology areas.

What is King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology's Innovation Score?

King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology has an Innovation Score of 54.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology focus on?

King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology's top technology area is B01J (CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS) with 31 patents. The company has filed patents in 169 CPC subclasses total.

Is King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology's recent filing velocity is -70% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology's patents?

King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology's patents average 12.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology 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

King's 259 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - King ranks #1,594 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B01J - see who else leads that technology area. B01J 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.