Kinshofer GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Kinshofer ranks #29,211 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 7 technology areas.
- #29,211
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 48%
- by Innovation Score (35.8/100)
- 19.8
- avg claims per patent
- -71%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R29211 · Foreign Corporation #29,211 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #29,211/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Karl Storz Endoscopy…
- CPC-NARROW E02F · 7 areas
- INNOV-THIN 35.8/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -71% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, 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 Kinshofer’s 35.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Kinshofer
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Kinshofer · this assignee
Kinshofer · this assignee
36 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Kinshofer's Innovation Score is 35.8/100 (top 48% 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 Kinshofer?
Each dot is one of Kinshofer’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). Kinshofer’s own 19.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Kinshofer's grants concentrate
Kinshofer GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Kinshofer sits between Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. and Kochi Prefectural Public University Corporation.
Kinshofer's three-year grant acceleration
Kinshofer GmbH shows 2 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.
Who files at Kinshofer's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Karl Storz Endosc…
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.
9 patents
- Kessler & & KG
Kessler & Co. GmbH & Co. KG
9 patents
- Kheiron Medical
Kheiron Medical Technologies Ltd.
9 patents
- Kiniksa Pharmaceu…
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, GmbH
9 patents
- Klöckner Pentapla…
Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc.
9 patents
- Knight
Knight, LLC
9 patents
- Kobe Bio Robotix
Kobe Bio Robotix Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Kochi Prefectural…
Kochi Prefectural Public University Corporation
9 patents
- Kinshofer ◀
Kinshofer GmbH
9 patents
What this shows Kinshofer holds 9 patents at rank #29,209, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Kinshofer
By rank, the assignees closest to #29,209 in granted patent volume.
- Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. #29,205 · 9 patents
- Kessler & Co. GmbH & Co. KG #29,206 · 9 patents
- Kheiron Medical Technologies Ltd. #29,207 · 9 patents
- Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, GmbH #29,208 · 9 patents
- Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc. #29,210 · 9 patents
- Knight, LLC #29,211 · 9 patents
- Kobe Bio Robotix Co., Ltd. #29,212 · 9 patents
- Kochi Prefectural Public University Corporation #29,213 · 9 patents
Leaders in E02F (Dredging)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Kinshofer's primary technology class.
- Caterpillar Inc. 1,041 in class
- Komatsu Ltd. 910 in class
- Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. 595 in class
- Deere & Company 487 in class
- Kubota Corporation 320 in class
- Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd 250 in class
- Volvo Construction Equipment AB 198 in class
- CNH Industrial America LLC 178 in class
Kinshofer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 11.1% |
Which technologies does Kinshofer GmbH patent most?
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Kinshofer GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Kinshofer GmbH's lead technology class is E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E02F
- Ranked #29,211 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Kinshofer GmbH against Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 35.8/100 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.
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.