Where does Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. ranks #26,692 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 Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. hold?

Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Kongsberg Automotive, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.8 out of 100 (36th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Kongsberg Automotive, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kongsberg Automotive, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Kongsberg Automotive, Inc.'s patents?

Kongsberg Automotive, Inc.'s patents average 19.9 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 Kongsberg Automotive, 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

Kongsberg Automotive, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. focus on?

Kongsberg Automotive, Inc.'s top technology area is B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 8 patents, ranking #135 of 645 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kongsberg ranks #26,692 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 9 technology areas.

#26,692
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.8/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26692 · US Corporation #26,692 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,692/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH KleanTouch
CPC-NARROW B60N · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: KleanTouch LLC (±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 Kongsberg’s 30.8 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 8.3 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (34%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kongsberg Automotive · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kongsberg's Innovation Score is 30.8/100 (36th 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 Kongsberg?

Each dot is one of Kongsberg’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). Kongsberg’s own 19.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kongsberg's grants concentrate

Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Kongsberg sits between KleanTouch LLC and Kronebusch Industries, LLC.

Kleantouch

10
Knorr-bremse

10
Kogent Surgical

10
Kokyu Alcohol Kog…

10
Kongsberg Defence…

10
Konoshima Chemical

10
Krikey

10
Kronebusch Indust…

10
Kongsberg Automot… ◀

10

What this shows Kongsberg holds 10 patents at rank #26,698, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kongsberg

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,698 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles)

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

Kongsberg's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	20.0%
2017	2	20.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2019	3	30.0%
2020	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. patent most?

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 8

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 1

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 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

Kongsberg Automotive, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kongsberg Automotive, Inc.'s lead technology class is B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60N
Ranked #26,692 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. against KleanTouch LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.8/100 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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