USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 22 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B42D (BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH A).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.0

Avg claims per patent

+250%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Korea holds 9 US patents across 22 technology areas, rank #29,184 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#29,184
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.5/100): 10.0
avg claims per patent: +250%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. at rank #29,184 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in B42D (BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH A). As a Foreign Corporation, Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Korea sits between KOBO Products. Inc. (9 patents, rank #29,180) and Kotobukiya Fronte Co., Ltd. (9 patents, rank #29,188) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.5/100 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 7 grants, compared with 2 in the 2015–2019 window, a +250% 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 Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp.'s 10.0 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 22 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

KOBO Products

9
Kochi University

9
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9
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9
Korea United Pharm

9
Korea Wheel

9
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9
Kotobukiya Fronte

9
Korea Minting Sec… ◀

9

What this shows Korea holds 9 patents at rank #29,184, 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 #29,184 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B42D (Books)

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)

51 Top 13% higher than 87% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	22.2%
2022	1	11.1%
2023	3	33.3%
2024	2	22.2%
2025	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. patent most?

B42D - BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS 6

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 3

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 3

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 3

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 3

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 2

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 2

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 2

C22C - ALLOYS 2

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 1

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 1

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 1

G07D - HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING 1

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 1

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#29,184

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.5 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 Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. hold?

Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. holds 9 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp.'s Innovation Score?

Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. has an Innovation Score of 50.5 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 Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. focus on?

Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp.'s top technology area is B42D (BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS) with 6 patents. The company has filed patents in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp.'s recent filing velocity is +250% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp.'s patents?

Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp.'s patents average 10.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Korea Minting, Security Printing & Idcard Operating Corp. 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 9 grants land it in the top 13% 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 #29,184 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B42D - see who else leads that technology area. B42D 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

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.