Where does Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. ranks #41,264 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 Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. hold?

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 21.7 out of 100 (9th 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 Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. focus on?

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is B01D (Separation) with 4 patents, ranking #1,134 of 3,536 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.'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 Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.'s patents average 13.2 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 Koch Membrane Systems, 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 US Corporation

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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: B01D (Separation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Koch ranks #41,264 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#41,264
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 9th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.7/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41264 · US Corporation #41,264 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,264/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Klevaklip Systems Pty
CPC-NARROW B01D · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Klevaklip Systems Pty 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 Koch’s 21.7 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 6.7 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (33%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Koch Membrane Systems · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Koch's Innovation Score is 21.7/100 (9th 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 Koch?

Each dot is one of Koch’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). Koch’s own 13.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Koch's grants concentrate

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under B01D (Separation). By volume, Koch sits between Klevaklip Systems Pty Ltd and Kokoku Intech Co., Ltd..

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Knitting Fever

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Koizumi Factory

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What this shows Koch holds 6 patents at rank #41,267, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Koch

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,267 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01D (Separation)

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

Koch's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 9th percentile higher than 9% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

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

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Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	33.3%
2017	2	33.3%
2018	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. patent most?

B01D - Separation 4

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 2

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

Top 4 of 4 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

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is B01D (Separation), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01D
Ranked #41,264 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. against Klevaklip Systems Pty Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.7/100 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.