Where does Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. ranks #29,224 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 Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. hold?

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.5 out of 100 (27th 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 Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. focus on?

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.'s top technology area is B02C (Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain) with 7 patents, ranking #42 of 384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -20% 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 Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.'s patents?

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.'s patents average 16.6 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 Kolberg-Pioneer, 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

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: B02C (Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kolberg-pioneer ranks #29,224 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 9 technology areas.

#29,224
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.5/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29224 · US Corporation #29,224 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,224/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Klöckner Pentaplast…
CPC-NARROW B02C · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Klöckner Pentaplast of America, 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 Kolberg-pioneer’s 28.5 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 8.0 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kolberg-Pioneer · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kolberg-pioneer's Innovation Score is 28.5/100 (27th 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 Kolberg-pioneer?

Each dot is one of Kolberg-pioneer’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). Kolberg-pioneer’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kolberg-pioneer's grants concentrate

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under B02C (Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Kolberg-pioneer sits between Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc. and Kotura, Inc..

Klöckner Pentapla…

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Kobe Bio Robotix

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Kochi Prefectural…

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Kompoferm

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Korea Pallet Pool

9
Koska Family

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Kotura

9
Kolberg-pioneer ◀

9

What this shows Kolberg-Pioneer holds 9 patents at rank #29,214, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kolberg-Pioneer

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,214 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B02C (Crushing)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Kolberg-Pioneer's primary technology class.

Kolberg-pioneer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 27th percentile higher than 27% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	11.1%
2018	2	22.2%
2019	2	22.2%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	3	33.3%

Which technologies does Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. patent most?

B02C - Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain 7

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 1

F01B - Machines OR Engines, IN General OR OF Positive-displacement Type, e.g. Steam Engines 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

F02B - Internal-combustion Piston ENGINES; Combustion Engines IN General 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.'s lead technology class is B02C (Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B02C
Ranked #29,224 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. against Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.5/100 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

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