Overall rank by patents
#673
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 669 granted patents across 232 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).
The verdict
King holds 669 US patents across 232 technology areas, rank #673 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology has been granted 669 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology at rank #673 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 232 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.1 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 Abdullah University Of Science And Technology is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, King sits between TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. (670 patents, rank #669) and Groupon, Inc. (664 patents, rank #677) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.9/100 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 490 grants, compared with 179 in the 2015–2019 window, a +174% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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 Abdullah University Of Science And Technology's 17.1 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 Abdullah University Of Science And Technology against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
TE Connectivity Co. Ltd.
670 patents
ATI Technologies ULC
669 patents
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
669 patents
KURARAY CO., LTD.
669 patents
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
669 patents
Socionext Inc.
668 patents
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
668 patents
thyssenkrupp AG
665 patents
Groupon, Inc.
664 patents
What this shows King holds 669 patents at rank #673, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #673 in granted patent volume.
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)
64 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 21 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 35 | 5.2% |
| 2018 | 34 | 5.1% |
| 2019 | 76 | 11.4% |
| 2020 | 92 | 13.8% |
| 2021 | 102 | 15.2% |
| 2022 | 85 | 12.7% |
| 2023 | 97 | 14.5% |
| 2024 | 68 | 10.2% |
| 2025 | 46 | 6.9% |
Top 15 of 232 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#673
Across all tracked assignees
63.9 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
King's 669 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.