Overall rank by patents
#3,377
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 110 granted patents across 23 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A01C (PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING).
The verdict
Kinze holds 110 US patents across 23 technology areas, rank #3,377 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. has been granted 110 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. at rank #3,377 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 23 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A01C (PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING). As a US Corporation, Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Kinze sits between Fuelcell Energy, Inc. (110 patents, rank #3,373) and Safran Ceramics (110 patents, rank #3,381) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.1/100 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 44 grants, compared with 66 in the 2015–2019 window, a -33% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US 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. Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.'s 16.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 23 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
110 patents
G.D S.P.A.
110 patents
Harmonic, Inc.
110 patents
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
110 patents
National Taipei University of Technology
110 patents
OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
110 patents
OP-HYGIENE IP GMBH
110 patents
SAFRAN CERAMICS
110 patents
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
110 patents
What this shows Kinze holds 110 patents at rank #3,377, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #3,377 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Kinze's primary technology class.
Kinze's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 | 4 | 3.6% |
| 2016 | 9 | 8.2% |
| 2017 | 18 | 16.4% |
| 2018 | 19 | 17.3% |
| 2019 | 16 | 14.5% |
| 2020 | 8 | 7.3% |
| 2021 | 8 | 7.3% |
| 2022 | 7 | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 5 | 4.5% |
| 2024 | 11 | 10.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 4.5% |
Top 15 of 23 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#3,377
Across all tracked assignees
48.1 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Kinze's 110 grants land it in the top 17% 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.