Where does KiOR, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KiOR, LLC ranks #16,929 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 KiOR, LLC hold?

KiOR, LLC holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is KiOR, LLC's Innovation Score?

KiOR, LLC has an Innovation Score of 38.2 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KiOR, LLC focus on?

KiOR, LLC's top technology area is Y02P (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods) with 17 patents, ranking #423 of 4,985 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is KiOR, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

KiOR, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 KiOR, LLC's patents?

KiOR, LLC's patents average 28.8 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 KiOR, LLC 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

KiOR, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: Y02P (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kior ranks #16,929 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 14 technology areas.

#16,929
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.2/100): 28.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16929 · US Corporation #16,929 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,929/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kaiser Optical Systems
CPC-FOCUS Y02P · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 28.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kaiser Optical Systems 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 Kior’s 38.2 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 10.0 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (35%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
KiOR · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kior's Innovation Score is 38.2/100 (top 41% 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 Kior?

Each dot is one of Kior’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). Kior’s own 28.8 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.

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

Where Kior's grants concentrate

KiOR, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under Y02P (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (13 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2016. By volume, Kior sits between Kaiser Optical Systems Inc. and Kittrich Corporation.

Kaiser Optical Sy…

17
Karcher North Ame…

17
Kataoka

17
Kerry Group Servi…

17
Kilpatrick Townse…

17
Kionix

17
Kit Check

17
Kittrich

17
Kior ◀

17

What this shows KiOR holds 17 patents at rank #16,933, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KiOR

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,933 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02P (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production…)

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

Kior's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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KiOR, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	13	76.5%
2016	4	23.5%

Which technologies does KiOR, LLC patent most?

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 17

C10G - Cracking Hydrocarbon OILS; Production OF Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g. BY Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation ; Recovery OF Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, OR GASES; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting OF HYDROCARBONS; Reforming OF NAPHTHA; Mineral Waxes 14

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 10

C10L - Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lighters 8

C10B - Destructive Distillation OF Carbonaceous Materials FOR Production OF GAS, Coke, TAR, OR Similar Materials 7

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

C10C - Working-up Pitch, Asphalt, Bitumen, TAR; Pyroligneous Acid 3

B01D - Separation 3

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 2

F02B - Internal-combustion Piston ENGINES; Combustion Engines IN General 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

C10K - Purifying OR Modifying THE Chemical Composition OF Combustible Gases Containing Carbon Monoxide 1

C11C - Fatty Acids From Fats, Oils OR WAXES; CANDLES; Fats, Oils OR Fatty Acids BY Chemical Modification OF Fats, Oils, OR Fatty Acids Obtained Therefrom 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 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

KiOR, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KiOR, LLC's lead technology class is Y02P (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02P
Ranked #16,929 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KiOR, LLC against Kaiser Optical Systems Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.2/100 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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