USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 182 granted patents across 44 technology areas, active 2015–2020. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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182

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.7

Avg claims per patent

-99%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Konica holds 182 US patents across 44 technology areas, rank #2,166 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,166
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (50.9/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: -99%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. has been granted 182 US utility patents between 2015 and 2020, placing Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. at rank #2,166 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 44 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Konica sits between American Greetings Corporation (182 patents, rank #2,162) and Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. (182 patents, rank #2,170) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.9/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 1 grants, compared with 181 in the 2015–2019 window, a -99% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.'s 15.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 44 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Konica holds 182 patents at rank #2,166, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Konica

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,166 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Konica's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	129	70.9%
2016	33	18.1%
2017	14	7.7%
2018	3	1.6%
2019	2	1.1%
2020	1	0.5%

Which technologies does Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 76

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 72

G03G - ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY 64

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 14

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 12

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 6

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 6

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 5

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 4

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

B42C - BOOKBINDING 3

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 3

H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES 2

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 2

H01G - CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE 2

Top 15 of 44 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,166

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. hold?

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. holds 182 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2020, spanning 44 technology areas.

What is Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 50.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 76 patents. The company has filed patents in 44 CPC subclasses total.

Is Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -99% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 15.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Konica Minolta Business Technologies, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Konica's 182 grants land it in the top 12% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Konica ranks #2,166 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.