USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Kitty Hawk Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 256 granted patents across 55 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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256

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.4

Avg claims per patent

+42%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Kitty holds 256 US patents across 55 technology areas, rank #1,613 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,613
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.6/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: +42%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Kitty Hawk Corporation has been granted 256 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Kitty Hawk Corporation at rank #1,613 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 55 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS). As a US Corporation, Kitty Hawk Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Kitty sits between SMS Group Gmbh (257 patents, rank #1,609) and Biomerieux, Inc. (255 patents, rank #1,617) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.6/100 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 150 grants, compared with 106 in the 2015–2019 window, a +42% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Kitty Hawk Corporation's 16.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 55 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Kitty Hawk Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

SMS group

257
Asahi Kasei Micro…

256
BULL SAS

256
Johnson Electric

256
Nexans

256
SEB

256
Stmicroelectronic…

256
Kitty Hawk ◀

256
Biomerieux

255

What this shows Kitty holds 256 patents at rank #1,613, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kitty

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,613 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64C (Aeroplanes)

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

Kitty's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kitty Hawk Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	7	2.7%
2018	41	16.0%
2019	58	22.7%
2020	35	13.7%
2021	34	13.3%
2022	18	7.0%
2023	28	10.9%
2024	22	8.6%
2025	13	5.1%

Which technologies does Kitty Hawk Corporation patent most?

B64C - AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 171

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 155

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 77

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 66

B64U - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 65

B64F - GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDE 38

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 29

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 27

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 19

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 18

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 15

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 14

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 14

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 12

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 7

Top 15 of 55 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,613

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Kitty Hawk Corporation hold?

Kitty Hawk Corporation holds 256 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 55 technology areas.

What is Kitty Hawk Corporation's Innovation Score?

Kitty Hawk Corporation has an Innovation Score of 57.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kitty Hawk Corporation focus on?

Kitty Hawk Corporation's top technology area is B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS) with 171 patents. The company has filed patents in 55 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kitty Hawk Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Kitty Hawk Corporation's recent filing velocity is +42% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Kitty Hawk Corporation's patents?

Kitty Hawk Corporation's patents average 16.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Kitty Hawk Corporation 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

Kitty's 256 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Kitty ranks #1,613 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B64C - see who else leads that technology area. B64C 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 Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.