Where does Kochi University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kochi University ranks #29,222 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 Kochi University hold?

Kochi University holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Kochi University's Innovation Score?

Kochi University has an Innovation Score of 26.5 out of 100 (20th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Kochi University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kochi University'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 Kochi University's patents?

Kochi University's patents average 10.6 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 Kochi University 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

Kochi University

Q: What technology areas does Kochi University focus on?

Kochi University's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 12 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kochi ranks #29,222 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 12 technology areas.

#29,222
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.5/100): 10.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29222 · Foreign Corporation #29,222 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,222/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Knape & Vogt…
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company (±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
Kochi University · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kochi's Innovation Score is 26.5/100 (20th 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.

Where Kochi's grants concentrate

Kochi University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 44.4% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Kochi sits between Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company and Korea United Pharm. Inc..

Knape & Vogt Manu…

9
KOA Glass

9
KOA Health Digita…

9
Kobo Products

9
Koei Chemical

9
Kordsa Global End…

9
Korea Minting Sec…

9
Korea United Pharm

9
Kochi University ◀

9

What this shows Kochi holds 9 patents at rank #29,181, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kochi

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,181 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Kochi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 20th percentile higher than 20% 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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Kochi University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	33.3%
2016	3	33.3%
2017	1	11.1%
2018	1	11.1%
2019	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Kochi University patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

C07K - Peptides 2

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

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#29,222

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

26.5 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

Kochi University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kochi University's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 44.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #29,222 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kochi University against Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.5/100 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.