Where does Kingsand Machinery Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kingsand Machinery Ltd. ranks #26,678 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 Kingsand Machinery Ltd. hold?

Kingsand Machinery Ltd. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Kingsand Machinery Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Kingsand Machinery Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 23.2 out of 100 (12th 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 Kingsand Machinery Ltd. focus on?

Kingsand Machinery Ltd.'s top technology area is B27C (Planing, Drilling, Milling, Turning OR Universal Machines FOR Wood OR Similar Material) with 6 patents, ranking #4 of 33 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kingsand Machinery Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kingsand Machinery Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Kingsand Machinery Ltd.'s patents?

Kingsand Machinery Ltd.'s patents average 6.2 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 Kingsand Machinery Ltd. 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 Foreign Corporation

Kingsand Machinery Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B27C (Planing, Drilling, Milling, Turning OR Universal Machines FOR Wood OR Similar Material).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kingsand ranks #26,678 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 10 technology areas.

#26,678
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 12th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.2/100): 6.2
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26678 · Foreign Corporation #26,678 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,678/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kidde Fire Protection
CPC-FOCUS B27C · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.2/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kidde Fire Protection, LLC (±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 Kingsand’s 23.2 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 (36%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (48%) Claim depth 3.7 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kingsand Machinery · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kingsand's Innovation Score is 23.2/100 (12th 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 Kingsand?

Each dot is one of Kingsand’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). Kingsand’s own 6.2 claims/patent is at or below the 11.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Kingsand's grants concentrate

Kingsand Machinery Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under B27C (Planing, Drilling, Milling, Turning OR Universal Machines FOR Wood OR Similar Material). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Kingsand sits between Kidde Fire Protection, LLC and Kmew Co., Ltd..

Kidde Fire Protec…

10
KIK Interactive

10
King LAI Hygienic…

10
King's Flair Mark…

10
Kinoo

10
Kla-tencor

10
Klus

10
Kmew

10
Kingsand Machinery ◀

10

What this shows Kingsand holds 10 patents at rank #26,662, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kingsand

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,662 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B27C (Planing)

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

Kingsand's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 12th percentile higher than 12% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kingsand Machinery Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	10.0%
2016	1	10.0%
2017	1	10.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2019	4	40.0%
2021	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Kingsand Machinery Ltd. patent most?

B27C - Planing, Drilling, Milling, Turning OR Universal Machines FOR Wood OR Similar Material 6

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 3

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

F16H - Gearing 2

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 2

B44B - Machines, Apparatus OR Tools FOR Artistic Work, e.g. FOR Sculpturing, Guilloching, Carving, Branding, Inlaying 2

B23B - TURNING; Boring 1

B25H - Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops 1

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Kingsand Machinery Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kingsand Machinery Ltd.'s lead technology class is B27C (Planing, Drilling, Milling, Turning OR Universal Machines FOR Wood OR Similar Material), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B27C
Ranked #26,678 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kingsand Machinery Ltd. against Kidde Fire Protection, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.2/100 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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