USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation

Q: Where does Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation ranks #17,831 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation 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 - 16 granted patents across 32 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: H10H (Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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According to USPTO PatentsView, Korea ranks #17,831 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 32 technology areas.

#17,831
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.8/100): 10.9
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17831 · Foreign Corporation #17,831 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,831/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kann Manufacturing
CPC-FOCUS H10H · 32 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kann Manufacturing 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 38.8 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 9.8 pts (25%) Velocity 2.5 pts (6%) Breadth 20.0 pts (52%) Claim depth 6.5 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Korea Polytechnic… · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Korea's Innovation Score is 38.8/100 (top 40% 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 10.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Korea's grants concentrate

Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 32 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under H10H (Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Korea sits between Kask S.P.A. and Kann Manufacturing Corporation.

Korea's three-year grant acceleration

Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Kask S P A

16
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16
Kingspan Holdings…

16
KK Wind Solutions…

16
Kurt Manufacturing

16
Kuzco Lighting

16
KWH Mirka

16
Kann Manufacturing

16
Korea Polytechnic… ◀

16

What this shows Korea holds 16 patents at rank #17,820, 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 #17,820 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H10H (Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Pot…)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

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 Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	12.5%
2017	2	12.5%
2018	1	6.3%
2019	1	6.3%
2020	4	25.0%
2021	3	18.8%
2023	2	12.5%
2024	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation patent most?

H10H - Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers 4

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 3

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 3

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 2

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 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

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 1

B81C - Processes OR Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OR Treatment OF Microstructural Devices OR Systems 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H02N - Electric Machines NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 15 of 32 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 Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation's lead technology class is H10H (Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H10H
Ranked #17,831 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Korea Polytechnic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation against Kask S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.8/100 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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