Overall rank by patents
#21,347
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Kohoku ranks #21,347 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 5 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21347 · Foreign Corporation #21,347 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: KIP PROD PI Lp (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Kohoku Kogyo · this assignee
27 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Kohoku's Innovation Score is 26.8/100 (top 79% 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.
Kohoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 69.2% of grants classified under G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Kohoku sits between KIP PROD PI Lp and Kromek Group. Plc.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
KIP PROD PI LP
13 patents
KIRAN JEWELS INC.
13 patents
KJELLBERG-STIFTUNG
13 patents
KOHLER INTERIORS FURNITURE COMPANY
13 patents
KOKUBO & CO., LTD.
13 patents
KOOFY INNOVATION LIMITED
13 patents
KOPLAR INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
13 patents
KROMEK GROUP. PLC
13 patents
KOHOKU KOGYO CO., LTD.
13 patents
What this shows Kohoku holds 13 patents at rank #21,334, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,334 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Kohoku's primary technology class.
Kohoku's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
27 Top 79% higher than 21% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 7.7% |
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#21,347
of 50,000 tracked assignees
26.8 out of 100
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.