Where does KMW Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KMW Inc. ranks #2,110 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 KMW Inc. hold?

KMW Inc. holds 187 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 47 technology areas.

What is KMW Inc.'s Innovation Score?

KMW Inc. has an Innovation Score of 59.0 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KMW Inc. focus on?

KMW Inc.'s top technology area is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials) with 96 patents. Grants appear in 47 CPC subclasses total.

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

KMW Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +96% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for KMW Inc.'s patents?

KMW Inc.'s patents average 12.7 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 KMW 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 Foreign Corporation

KMW Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 187 granted patents across 47 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: H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KMW ranks #2,110 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 187 patents across 47 technology areas.

#2,110
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.0/100): 12.7
avg claims per patent: +96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2110 · Foreign Corporation #2,110 · 187 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 187 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,110/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Breville Pty
CPC-WIDE H01Q · 47 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Breville Pty Limited (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
KMW · this assignee

59
Research Institute… · near

59
Garrett Transportati… · near

59
Robotis · near

59
Schneider Electric… · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KMW's Innovation Score is 59.0/100 (top 4% 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.

Where KMW's grants concentrate

KMW Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 47 CPC subclasses with 51.3% of grants classified under H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (38 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2015. By volume, KMW sits between Widex A/S and Sichuan University.

KMW's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, KMW Inc. moved from 53 to 72 grants (1.36x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #567. See the growth leaderboard.

Widex A/S

188
Walker Edison Fur…

188
Breville Pty

187
Go Daddy Operating

187
Landis+GYR Innova…

187
Lumus

187
Sears Brands L L C

187
Sichuan University

187
KMW ◀

187

What this shows KMW holds 187 patents at rank #2,110, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KMW

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,110 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01Q (Antennas)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for KMW, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital 59 Garrett Transportation I Inc. 59 Robotis Co., Ltd. 59 Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc. 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.7 here).

Nanya Technology Corporation 12.7 avg Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 12.7 avg Graham Packaging Company, L.P. 12.7 avg Augusta University Research Institute, Inc. 12.7 avg

KMW's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 49,997 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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KMW Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	2.7%
2016	10	5.3%
2017	10	5.3%
2018	19	10.2%
2019	13	7.0%
2020	15	8.0%
2021	25	13.4%
2022	15	8.0%
2023	19	10.2%
2024	38	20.3%
2025partial year	18	9.6%

Which technologies does KMW Inc. patent most?

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 96

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 46

H04B - Transmission 37

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 20

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 16

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 13

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 11

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 11

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 6

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 6

F16H - Gearing 5

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 5

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 4

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 4

Top 15 of 47 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,110

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

KMW Inc.'s lead technology class is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials), 51.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01Q
Ranked #2,110 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KMW Inc. against Widex A/S, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.0/100 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

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.