Where does KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG ranks #48,176 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 KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG hold?

KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 25.5 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG focus on?

KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG's top technology area is B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices) with 2 patents, ranking #182 of 377 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -75% 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 KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG's patents?

KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG's patents average 11.0 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 KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG 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 Foreign Corporation

KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KME ranks #48,176 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 13 technology areas.

#48,176
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.5/100): 11.0
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48176 · Foreign Corporation #48,176 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,176/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Klebchemie M G…
CPC-FOCUS B22D · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Klebchemie M. G. Becker GMBH & Co. KG (±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 KME’s 25.5 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 6.2 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (50%) Claim depth 6.6 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
KME Germany & KG · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KME's Innovation Score is 25.5/100 (18th percentile 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 KME?

Each dot is one of KME’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). KME’s own 11.0 claims/patent is at or below the 18.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where KME's grants concentrate

KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, KME sits between Klebchemie M. G. Becker GMBH & Co. KG and Knfb Reader, LLC.

Klebchemie M G Be…

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KM Labs

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KMC Controls

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KNF Flodos

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Knfb Reader

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KME Germany & KG ◀

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What this shows KME holds 5 patents at rank #48,115, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KME

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,115 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B22D (Casting OF Metals)

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

KME's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	40.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG patent most?

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 2

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 1

F27D - Details OR Accessories OF Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts, IN SO FAR AS They ARE OF Kinds Occurring IN More Than ONE Kind OF Furnace 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F27B - Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts IN GENERAL; Open Sintering OR Like Apparatus 1

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 1

C21B - Manufacture OF Iron OR Steel 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

E02B - Hydraulic Engineering 1

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 1

B63C - Launching, Hauling-out, OR Dry-docking OF VESSELS; Life-saving IN WATER; Equipment FOR Dwelling OR Working Under WATER; Means FOR Salvaging OR Searching FOR Underwater Objects 1

E06C - Ladders 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

KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG's lead technology class is B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B22D
Ranked #48,176 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG against Klebchemie M. G. Becker GMBH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.5/100 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

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