USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 40 granted patents across 26 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: A23L (FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF).

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

7.9

Avg claims per patent

+11%

5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kirin ranks #8,062 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 40 patents across 26 technology areas.

#8,062
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.2/100): 7.9
avg claims per patent: +11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha has been granted 40 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha at #8,062 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 26 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A23L (FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF). As a Foreign Corporation, Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Kirin sits between Jetzero, Inc. (40 patents, rank #8,057) and Landis+gyr Technologies, Llc (40 patents, rank #8,065) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 41.2/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 20 grants, compared with 18 in the 2015–2019 window, a +11% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha's 7.9 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 26 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

Jetzero

40
Johannes Gutenber…

40
John Zink

40
Keihin Thermal Te…

40
KUHN

40
Kumiai Chemical I…

40
Kojima Industries

40
Landis+Gyr

40
Kirin Holdings ◀

40

What this shows Kirin holds 40 patents at rank #8,061, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kirin

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,061 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A23L (Foods)

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

Kirin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 50,000 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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Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	7.5%
2016	3	7.5%
2017	5	12.5%
2018	3	7.5%
2019	4	10.0%
2020	6	15.0%
2021	3	7.5%
2022	5	12.5%
2023	2	5.0%
2024	4	10.0%
2025partial year	2	5.0%

Which technologies does Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha patent most?

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 22

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 22

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 20

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 19

A23V - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION 16

C12Q - MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS ; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES 11

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 10

C12R - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES C12C - C12Q, RELATING TO MICROORGANISMS 8

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 6

A01H - NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES 5

C07K - PEPTIDES 4

C12Y - ENZYMES 4

A23C - DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING OR TREATMENT THEREOF 4

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 3

C12C - BEER; PREPARATION OF BEER BY FERMENTATION ; PREPARATION OF MALT FOR MAKING BEER; PREPARATION OF HOPS FOR MAKING BEER 3

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 40 grants

CPC subclasses 26

Avg. claims / grant 7.9

Velocity +11%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#8,062

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

41.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha ranks #8,062 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha hold?

Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha holds 40 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha's Innovation Score?

Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha has an Innovation Score of 41.2 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha focus on?

Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha's top technology area is A23L (FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF) with 22 patents. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha's recent grant velocity is +11% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha's patents?

Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha's patents average 7.9 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 Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha 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.

How to use this portfolio

Kirin's 40 grants land it in the top 34% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Kirin ranks #8,062 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A23L - see who else leads that technology area. A23L leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

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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