Where does Knfb Reader, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Knfb Reader, LLC ranks #48,181 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 Knfb Reader, LLC hold?

Knfb Reader, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Knfb Reader, LLC's Innovation Score?

Knfb Reader, LLC has an Innovation Score of 28.1 out of 100 (26th 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 Knfb Reader, LLC focus on?

Knfb Reader, LLC's top technology area is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding) with 5 patents, ranking #1,573 of 5,108 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

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

Knfb Reader, LLC'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 Knfb Reader, LLC's patents?

Knfb Reader, LLC's patents average 19.8 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 Knfb Reader, 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

Knfb Reader, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Knfb ranks #48,181 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#48,181
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.1/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48181 · US Corporation #48,181 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,181/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH KME Germany & KG
CPC-NARROW G06V · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: KME Germany 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 Knfb’s 28.1 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 (22%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (36%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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28
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What this shows Knfb's Innovation Score is 28.1/100 (26th 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 Knfb?

Each dot is one of Knfb’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). Knfb’s own 19.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Knfb's grants concentrate

Knfb Reader, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Knfb sits between KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG and Knowledge Development FOR POF, S.L..

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What this shows Knfb holds 5 patents at rank #48,119, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Knfb

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,119 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding)

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

Knfb's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 26th percentile higher than 26% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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Knfb Reader, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2017	2	40.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Knfb Reader, LLC patent most?

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 2

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

Top 8 of 8 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

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

Knfb Reader, LLC's lead technology class is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06V
Ranked #48,181 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Knfb Reader, LLC against KME Germany GMBH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.1/100 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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