Where does Knappco, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Knappco, LLC ranks #15,410 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 Knappco, LLC hold?

Knappco, LLC holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is Knappco, LLC's Innovation Score?

Knappco, LLC has an Innovation Score of 43.8 out of 100 (top 27% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Knappco, LLC focus on?

Knappco, LLC's top technology area is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 13 patents, ranking #35 of 469 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is Knappco, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Knappco, LLC's recent grant velocity is +160% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Knappco, LLC's patents?

Knappco, LLC's patents average 18.9 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 Knappco, 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

Knappco, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Knappco ranks #15,410 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 21 technology areas.

#15,410
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 27%
by Innovation Score (43.8/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: +160%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15410 · US Corporation #15,410 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,410/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kapa Biosystems
CPC-FOCUS B67D · 21 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +160% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kapa Biosystems, Inc. (±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 Knappco’s 43.8 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 10.3 pts (24%) Velocity 5.8 pts (13%) Breadth 16.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Knappco · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Knappco's Innovation Score is 43.8/100 (top 27% 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 Knappco?

Each dot is one of Knappco’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). Knappco’s own 18.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Knappco's grants concentrate

Knappco, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 68.4% of grants classified under B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Knappco sits between Kapa Biosystems, Inc. and Kurion, Inc..

Knappco's three-year grant acceleration

Knappco, LLC shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Kapa Biosystems

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Keystone Powdered…

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Koha

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19
Koppers Fishing a…

19
Kurion

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Knappco ◀

19

What this shows Knappco holds 19 patents at rank #15,412, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Knappco

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,412 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B67D (Dispensing)

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

Knappco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 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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Knappco, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	10.5%
2018	1	5.3%
2019	2	10.5%
2020	3	15.8%
2021	3	15.8%
2022	1	5.3%
2023	3	15.8%
2024	3	15.8%
2025partial year	1	5.3%

Which technologies does Knappco, LLC patent most?

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 13

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 7

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 5

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 4

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 4

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

F16N - Lubricating 1

H05F - Static ELECTRICITY; Naturally-occurring Electricity 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

Top 15 of 21 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

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

Knappco, LLC's lead technology class is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 68.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B67D
Ranked #15,410 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Knappco, LLC against Kapa Biosystems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.8/100 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

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