Where does Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology ranks #1,694 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 Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology hold?

Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology holds 243 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 179 technology areas.

What is Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology's Innovation Score?

Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology has an Innovation Score of 54.1 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology's recent grant velocity is -47% 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 Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology's patents?

Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology's patents average 10.5 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology

Q: What technology areas does Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology focus on?

Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 32 patents, ranking #485 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 179 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology 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 PatentsView assignee record - 243 granted patents across 179 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Korea ranks #1,694 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 243 patents across 179 technology areas.

#1,694
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.1/100): 10.5
avg claims per patent: -47%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1694 · Foreign Corporation #1,694 · 243 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 243 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,694/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Anpec
CPC-WIDE Y02E · 179 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -47% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Anpec Electronics Corporation (±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 Korea’s 54.1 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 19.0 pts (35%) Velocity 3.8 pts (7%) Breadth 25.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Albemarle · near

54
Chang Chun Plastics · near

54
Global Mixed-mode… · near

54
Korea Institute OF… · this assignee

54
Technische Universit… · near

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Korea's Innovation Score is 54.1/100 (top 8% 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 Korea?

Each dot is one of Korea’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). Korea’s own 10.5 claims/patent is at or below the 13.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Korea's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology received 82 grants versus 156 in 2015–2019 (-47% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 41 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 10. Lead class Y02E accounts for 13.2% of the portfolio across 179 subclasses. Volume neighbours: United Arab Emirates University (#1,690) and Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. (#1,698).

Korea's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology moved from 67 to 38 grants (0.57x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,533. See the growth leaderboard.

United Arab Emira…

244
Walgreen

244
Anpec

243
Delphi IP

243
Spring Meadow Nur…

243
Stora Enso OYJ

243
Korea Institute O… ◀

243
Canon Finetech Ni…

242
Foxconn (Kunshan)…

242

What this shows Korea holds 243 patents at rank #1,694, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Korea

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,694 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Korea, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), Korea ranks #485 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven 54 Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd. 54 Albemarle Corporation 54 Global Mixed-mode Technology Inc. 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (10.5 here).

Eagle Industry Co., Ltd. 10.5 avg ABB Oy 10.5 avg Ubicquia, Inc. 10.5 avg National Jewish Health 10.5 avg

Korea's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	33	13.6%
2016	32	13.2%
2017	41	16.9%
2018	27	11.1%
2019	23	9.5%
2020	26	10.7%
2021	18	7.4%
2022	15	6.2%
2023	13	5.3%
2024	10	4.1%
2025partial year	5	2.1%

Which technologies does Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 32

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 31

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 30

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 24

C22C - Alloys 21

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 20

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 19

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 19

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 17

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 14

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 13

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 13

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 11

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 11

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 10

Top 15 of 179 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

Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 13.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #1,694 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology against United Arab Emirates University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.1/100 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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