Where does Kolon Life Science, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kolon Life Science, Inc. ranks #41,273 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 Kolon Life Science, Inc. hold?

Kolon Life Science, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Kolon Life Science, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kolon Life Science, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.6 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Kolon Life Science, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Kolon Life Science, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Kolon Life Science, Inc.'s patents?

Kolon Life Science, Inc.'s patents average 11.5 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 Kolon Life Science, 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 Foreign Corporation

Kolon Life Science, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Kolon Life Science, Inc. focus on?

Kolon Life Science, Inc.'s top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 5 patents, ranking #1,801 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2023. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kolon ranks #41,273 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#41,273
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.6/100): 11.5
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41273 · Foreign Corporation #41,273 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,273/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kojundo Chemical…
CPC-NARROW C12N · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2023 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kojundo Chemical Laboratory 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 Kolon’s 29.6 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 (23%) Velocity 6.7 pts (23%) Breadth 9.4 pts (32%) Claim depth 6.9 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kolon Life Science · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kolon's Innovation Score is 29.6/100 (31st 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 Kolon?

Each dot is one of Kolon’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). Kolon’s own 11.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kolon's grants concentrate

Kolon Life Science, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Kolon sits between Kojundo Chemical Laboratory Co., Ltd. and Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute.

Kolon's three-year grant acceleration

Kolon Life Science, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Kojundo Chemical…

6
Kolbenschmidt Pie…

6
Kolo Medical

6
Kolon Global

6
Komatsuseiki Kosa…

6
Kongsberg Maritim…

6
Korea East-west P…

6
Korea Ocean Resea…

6
Kolon Life Science ◀

6

What this shows Kolon holds 6 patents at rank #41,199, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kolon

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,199 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Kolon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kolon Life Science, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	3	50.0%
2022	2	33.3%
2023	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Kolon Life Science, Inc. patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

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

C07K - Peptides 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

C12Y - Enzymes 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Kolon Life Science, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kolon Life Science, Inc.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #41,273 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kolon Life Science, Inc. against Kojundo Chemical Laboratory Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.6/100 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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