Where does Kongsberg Seatex AS rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kongsberg Seatex AS ranks #32,262 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 Seatex AS hold?

Kongsberg Seatex AS holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Kongsberg Seatex AS's Innovation Score?

Kongsberg Seatex AS has an Innovation Score of 30.3 out of 100 (34th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Kongsberg Seatex AS's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kongsberg Seatex AS's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Seatex AS's patents?

Kongsberg Seatex AS's patents average 17.5 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 Kongsberg Seatex AS 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

Kongsberg Seatex AS

Q: What technology areas does Kongsberg Seatex AS focus on?

Kongsberg Seatex AS's top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kongsberg ranks #32,262 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 12 technology areas.

#32,262
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.3/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32262 · Foreign Corporation #32,262 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,262/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH KinnexA
CPC-FOCUS G01V · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: KinnexA, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kongsberg Seatex AS · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kongsberg's Innovation Score is 30.3/100 (34th 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.

Where Kongsberg's grants concentrate

Kongsberg Seatex AS is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Kongsberg sits between KinnexA, Inc. and Koppert B.V..

Kinnexa

8
Knoxville Locomot…

8
Kongsberg Driveli…

8
Kongsberg Power P…

8
Koning

8
Koninklijke Assch…

8
Koolance

8
Koppert B V

8
Kongsberg Seatex… ◀

8

What this shows Kongsberg holds 8 patents at rank #32,270, 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 #32,270 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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)

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Kongsberg Seatex AS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	25.0%
2016	2	25.0%
2017	1	12.5%
2018	2	25.0%
2019	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Kongsberg Seatex AS patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 4

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 3

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 2

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H04B - Transmission 1

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#32,262

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

30.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Kongsberg Seatex AS's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kongsberg Seatex AS's lead technology class is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01V
Ranked #32,262 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kongsberg Seatex AS against KinnexA, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.3/100 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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