Where does King Kutter, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), King Kutter, Inc. ranks #48,141 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 King Kutter, Inc. hold?

King Kutter, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is King Kutter, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

King Kutter, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.3 out of 100 (17th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is King Kutter, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

King Kutter, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for King Kutter, Inc.'s patents?

King Kutter, Inc.'s patents average 17.4 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 King Kutter, 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

King Kutter, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does King Kutter, Inc. focus on?

King Kutter, Inc.'s top technology area is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells) with 2 patents, ranking #963 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, King ranks #48,141 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 6 technology areas.

#48,141
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.3/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48141 · US Corporation #48,141 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,141/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kimberly-Clark
CPC-NARROW E21B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kimberly-Clark Inc. (±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 King’s 25.3 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 (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (41%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
King Kutter · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows King's Innovation Score is 25.3/100 (17th 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 King?

Each dot is one of King’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). King’s own 17.4 claims/patent is at or below the 18.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where King's grants concentrate

King Kutter, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, King sits between Kimberly-Clark Inc. and Kirn Medical Design, LLC.

Kimberly-clark

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Kimbia

5
Kinetech

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Kinetics Drive So…

5
Kings Systems

5
Kingspan Insulati…

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Kirio

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Kirn Medical Desi…

5
King Kutter ◀

5

What this shows King holds 5 patents at rank #48,216, 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 #48,216 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

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 Kutter, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	40.0%
2016	2	40.0%
2017	1	20.0%

Which technologies does King Kutter, Inc. patent most?

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

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 1

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 1

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 1

A01D - HARVESTING; Mowing 1

Top 6 of 6 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

King Kutter, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

King Kutter, Inc.'s lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #48,141 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare King Kutter, Inc. against Kimberly-Clark Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.3/100 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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