Where does Knaack LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Knaack LLC ranks #36,135 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 Knaack LLC hold?

Knaack LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Knaack LLC's Innovation Score?

Knaack LLC has an Innovation Score of 20.8 out of 100 (7th 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 Knaack LLC focus on?

Knaack LLC's top technology area is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 2 patents, ranking #966 of 1,969 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Knaack LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Knaack 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 Knaack LLC's patents?

Knaack LLC's patents average 9.4 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 Knaack 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

Knaack LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Knaack ranks #36,135 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 5 technology areas.

#36,135
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 7th percentile
by Innovation Score (20.8/100): 9.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36135 · US Corporation #36,135 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,135/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kinto
CPC-NARROW B60R · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 20.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kinto Co., Ltd. (±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 Knaack’s 20.8 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 7.2 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (38%) Claim depth 5.7 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Knaack · this assignee

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Knaack's Innovation Score is 20.8/100 (7th 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 Knaack?

Each dot is one of Knaack’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). Knaack’s own 9.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Knaack's grants concentrate

Knaack LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Knaack sits between Kinto Co., Ltd. and Konami Amusement Co., Ltd..

Kinto

7
Kira

7
Kirk Wrench

7
Klueber Lubricati…

7
Kolibree SAS

7
Kolinpharma S P A

7
Kolon Plastics

7
Konami Amusement

7
Knaack ◀

7

What this shows Knaack holds 7 patents at rank #36,092, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Knaack

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,092 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

Knaack's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 7th percentile higher than 7% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Knaack LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	42.9%
2016	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Knaack LLC patent most?

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

Top 5 of 5 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

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

Knaack LLC's lead technology class is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60R
Ranked #36,135 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Knaack LLC against Kinto Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 20.8/100 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.