Where does Kinova Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kinova Inc. ranks #16,139 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 Kinova Inc. hold?

Kinova Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Kinova Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kinova Inc. has an Innovation Score of 51.9 out of 100 (top 11% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kinova Inc. focus on?

Kinova Inc.'s top technology area is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices) with 12 patents, ranking #166 of 1,442 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kinova Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kinova Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +550% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Kinova Inc.'s patents?

Kinova Inc.'s patents average 14.1 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 Kinova 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 Foreign Corporation

Kinova Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kinova ranks #16,139 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 14 technology areas.

#16,139
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.9/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: +550%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16139 · Foreign Corporation #16,139 · 18 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,139/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Keter Luxembourg Sarl
CPC-FOCUS B25J · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +550% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Keter Luxembourg Sarl (±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 Kinova’s 51.9 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 10.2 pts (20%) Velocity 20.0 pts (39%) Breadth 13.2 pts (25%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kinova · this assignee

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kinova's Innovation Score is 51.9/100 (top 11% 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 Kinova?

Each dot is one of Kinova’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). Kinova’s own 14.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kinova's grants concentrate

Kinova Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Kinova sits between Keter Luxembourg Sarl and Kurume University.

Kinova's three-year grant acceleration

Kinova Inc. shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Keter Luxembourg…

18
Kewpie

18
Keylex

18
KGS Jewels

18
Koge Micro Tech

18
Kokido Development

18
KORE AI

18
Kurume University

18
Kinova ◀

18

What this shows Kinova holds 18 patents at rank #16,136, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kinova

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,136 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25J (Manipulators)

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

Kinova's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 11% higher than 89% of 49,997 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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Kinova Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.6%
2017	1	5.6%
2020	1	5.6%
2021	1	5.6%
2022	4	22.2%
2023	7	38.9%
2025partial year	3	16.7%

Which technologies does Kinova Inc. patent most?

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 12

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 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

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Kinova Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kinova Inc.'s lead technology class is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25J
Ranked #16,139 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kinova Inc. against Keter Luxembourg Sarl, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.9/100 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

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.