USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,136 granted patents across 231 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION).

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

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1,136

Total patents granted

231

CPC technology areas

11.8

Avg claims per patent

+11%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Korea holds 1,136 US patents across 231 technology areas, rank #390 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#390
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.2/100): 11.8
avg claims per patent: +11%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology has been granted 1,136 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology at rank #390 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 231 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION). As a Foreign Corporation, Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Korea sits between Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh (1,141 patents, rank #386) and Molex, Llc (1,132 patents, rank #394) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.2/100 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 597 grants, compared with 539 in the 2015–2019 window, a +11% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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 Institute OF Science AND Technology's 11.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Osram Opto Semico…

1,141
Northrop Grumman…

1,140
Cadence Design Sy…

1,138
Aisin Seiki

1,137
Korea Institute O… ◀

1,136
Kimberly-clark Wo…

1,135
Taiyo Yuden

1,135
Orange

1,134
Molex

1,132

What this shows Korea holds 1,136 patents at rank #390, 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 #390 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.

Korea's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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.

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Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	111	9.8%
2016	100	8.8%
2017	106	9.3%
2018	114	10.0%
2019	108	9.5%
2020	123	10.8%
2021	92	8.1%
2022	121	10.7%
2023	123	10.8%
2024	84	7.4%
2025	54	4.8%

Which technologies does Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology patent most?

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 219

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 126

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 111

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 110

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 100

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 94

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 94

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 82

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 80

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 78

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 78

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 66

B01D - SEPARATION 54

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 51

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 50

Top 15 of 231 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#390

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.2 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 Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology hold?

Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology holds 1,136 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 231 technology areas.

What is Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology's Innovation Score?

Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology has an Innovation Score of 63.2 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 Institute OF Science AND Technology focus on?

Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology's top technology area is Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION) with 219 patents. The company has filed patents in 231 CPC subclasses total.

Is Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology's recent filing velocity is +11% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology's patents?

Korea Institute OF Science AND Technology's patents average 11.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Korea Institute OF Science AND 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.

How to use this portfolio

Korea's 1,136 grants land it in the top 2% 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 #390 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in Y02E - see who else leads that technology area. Y02E 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.