Where does Kionix, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kionix, Inc. ranks #16,928 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 Kionix, Inc. hold?

Kionix, Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Kionix, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kionix, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.8 out of 100 (top 40% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kionix, Inc. focus on?

Kionix, Inc.'s top technology area is B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices) with 12 patents, ranking #52 of 372 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

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

Kionix, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -11% 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 Kionix, Inc.'s patents?

Kionix, Inc.'s patents average 20.4 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 Kionix, 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

Kionix, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kionix ranks #16,928 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 13 technology areas.

#16,928
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.8/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16928 · US Corporation #16,928 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,928/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kataoka
CPC-FOCUS B81B · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -11% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kataoka Corporation (±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 Kionix’s 38.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 10.0 pts (26%) Velocity 3.8 pts (10%) Breadth 12.7 pts (33%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kionix · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kionix's Innovation Score is 38.8/100 (top 40% 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 Kionix?

Each dot is one of Kionix’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). Kionix’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kionix's grants concentrate

Kionix, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 70.6% of grants classified under B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Kionix sits between Kataoka Corporation and Kurimoto, Ltd..

Kionix's three-year grant acceleration

Kionix, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Kataoka

17
Kerry Group Servi…

17
Kior

17
Kilpatrick Townse…

17
Kit Check

17
Kittrich

17
Knowles Cazenovia

17
Kurimoto

17
Kionix ◀

17

What this shows Kionix holds 17 patents at rank #16,935, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kionix

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,935 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems)

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

Kionix's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kionix, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	11.8%
2017	2	11.8%
2018	2	11.8%
2019	3	17.6%
2020	4	23.5%
2022	2	11.8%
2023	2	11.8%

Which technologies does Kionix, Inc. patent most?

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 12

B81C - Processes OR Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OR Treatment OF Microstructural Devices OR Systems 12

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 7

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 6

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 3

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

Top 13 of 13 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

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

Kionix, Inc.'s lead technology class is B81B (Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices), 70.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B81B
Ranked #16,928 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kionix, Inc. against Kataoka Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.8/100 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.

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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