Overall rank by patents
#18,814
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation
Korea Automotive Technology Institute
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 32 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16D (COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES).
15
Total patents granted
32
CPC technology areas
9.3
Avg claims per patent
+50%
5-year filing velocity
The verdict
Korea holds 15 US patents across 32 technology areas, rank #18,814 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
- #18,814
- of 50,000 US assignees by volume
- Top 38%
- by Innovation Score (39.6/100)
- 9.3
- avg claims per patent
- +50%
- filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Portfolio overview
Korea Automotive Technology Institute has been granted 15 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Korea Automotive Technology Institute at rank #18,814 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 32 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16D (COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES). As a Foreign Corporation, Korea Automotive Technology Institute is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 39.6/100 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 9 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a +50% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Korea Automotive Technology Institute's 9.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 32 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Korea Automotive Technology Institute against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
How does Korea compare?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders, this company marked ◀
- Samsung
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
106,890 patents
- International Bus…
International Business Machines Corporation
72,926 patents
- Canon 34,378
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
34,378 patents
- LG 32,607
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
32,607 patents
- Taiwan Semiconduc… 31,041
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
31,041 patents
- Apple 30,560
Apple Inc.
30,560 patents
- Qualcomm Incorpor… 30,354
QUALCOMM Incorporated
30,354 patents
- Intel 27,498
Intel Corporation
27,498 patents
- Korea Automotive… ◀ 15
Korea Automotive Technology Institute
15 patents
What this shows Korea holds 15 patents, placing it at rank #18,814 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.
Korea's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
40 Top 38% higher than 62% of 50,000 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.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 6.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 13.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 13.3% |
| 2020 | 3 | 20.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 6.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 13.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 13.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 6.7% |
Which technologies does Korea Automotive Technology Institute patent most?
Top 15 of 32 technology areas
Patent Moat Analysis
Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Accelerating
Frequently Asked Questions
How many patents does Korea Automotive Technology Institute hold?
Korea Automotive Technology Institute holds 15 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 32 technology areas.
What is Korea Automotive Technology Institute's Innovation Score?
Korea Automotive Technology Institute has an Innovation Score of 39.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Korea Automotive Technology Institute focus on?
Korea Automotive Technology Institute's top technology area is F16D (COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES) with 3 patents. The company has filed patents in 32 CPC subclasses total.
Is Korea Automotive Technology Institute's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Korea Automotive Technology Institute's recent filing velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Korea Automotive Technology Institute's patents?
Korea Automotive Technology Institute's patents average 9.3 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Korea Automotive Technology Institute 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.
Guides to patent portfolio analysis
How to use this portfolio
Korea's 15 grants land it in the top 38% 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 - Korea ranks #18,814 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
- Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16D - see who else leads that technology area. F16D 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.
Explore the patent dataset
F16D technology
Korea Automotive Technology Institute's primary CPC class, all holders and yearly trends
Top 50 patent holders
See where Korea Automotive Technology Institute ranks among the largest US patent assignees
All technology classes
Browse every CPC technology area by patent activity
How the score works
The four dimensions behind the Innovation Score
Related
Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial
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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
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