Where does Kollmorgen Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kollmorgen Corporation ranks #14,726 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 Kollmorgen Corporation hold?

Kollmorgen Corporation holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is Kollmorgen Corporation's Innovation Score?

Kollmorgen Corporation has an Innovation Score of 37.8 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kollmorgen Corporation focus on?

Kollmorgen Corporation's top technology area is H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines) with 9 patents, ranking #290 of 1,724 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kollmorgen Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kollmorgen Corporation'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 Kollmorgen Corporation's patents?

Kollmorgen Corporation's patents average 13.3 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 Kollmorgen Corporation 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

Kollmorgen Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 24 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kollmorgen ranks #14,726 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 24 technology areas.

#14,726
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.8/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14726 · US Corporation #14,726 · 20 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,726/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH King Rack Industrial
CPC-FOCUS H02K · 24 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: King Rack Industrial Co., 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 Kollmorgen’s 37.8 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 10.5 pts (28%) Velocity 2.0 pts (5%) Breadth 17.3 pts (46%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (21%)

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Kollmorgen · this assignee

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What this shows Kollmorgen's Innovation Score is 37.8/100 (top 43% 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 Kollmorgen?

Each dot is one of Kollmorgen’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). Kollmorgen’s own 13.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kollmorgen's grants concentrate

Kollmorgen Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 24 CPC subclasses with 45% of grants classified under H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Kollmorgen sits between King Rack Industrial Co., Ltd. and Korea Institute OF Construction Technology.

Kollmorgen's three-year grant acceleration

Kollmorgen Corporation shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows Kollmorgen holds 20 patents at rank #14,718, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kollmorgen

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,718 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines)

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

Kollmorgen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kollmorgen Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	20.0%
2017	1	5.0%
2019	5	25.0%
2020	4	20.0%
2021	1	5.0%
2022	2	10.0%
2023	1	5.0%
2025partial year	2	10.0%

Which technologies does Kollmorgen Corporation patent most?

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 9

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 6

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 4

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 3

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 3

H04B - Transmission 2

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 2

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

Top 15 of 24 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

Kollmorgen Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kollmorgen Corporation's lead technology class is H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines), 45% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02K
Ranked #14,726 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kollmorgen Corporation against King Rack Industrial Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.8/100 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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