Where does Kossan Sdn. Bhd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kossan Sdn. Bhd. ranks #48,218 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 Kossan Sdn. Bhd. hold?

Kossan Sdn. Bhd. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2017, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Kossan Sdn. Bhd.'s Innovation Score?

Kossan Sdn. Bhd. has an Innovation Score of 22.2 out of 100 (10th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kossan Sdn. Bhd. focus on?

Kossan Sdn. Bhd.'s top technology area is C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients) with 5 patents, ranking #547 of 1,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kossan Sdn. Bhd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kossan Sdn. Bhd.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Kossan Sdn. Bhd.'s patents?

Kossan Sdn. Bhd.'s patents average 12.2 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.

How is the Kossan Sdn. Bhd. 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Kossan Sdn. Bhd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2017. 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: C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kossan ranks #48,218 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 6 technology areas.

#48,218
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 10th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.2/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48218 · Foreign Corporation #48,218 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,218/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Korea Conformity…
CPC-NARROW C08K · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Korea Conformity Laboratories (±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 Kossan’s 22.2 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 6.2 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (39%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kossan Sdn Bhd · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kossan's Innovation Score is 22.2/100 (10th percentile 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 Kossan?

Each dot is one of Kossan’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). Kossan’s own 12.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kossan's grants concentrate

Kossan Sdn. Bhd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Kossan sits between Korea Conformity Laboratories and Kueper GmbH & Co. KG.

Korea Conformity…

5
Korean Oceanic an…

5
Korex

5
Kortec

5
Koziol Ideas for…

5
Kraken Technology…

5
Kripya

5
Kueper & KG

5
Kossan Sdn Bhd ◀

5

What this shows Kossan holds 5 patents at rank #48,258, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kossan

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,258 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances…)

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

Kossan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 10th percentile higher than 10% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kossan Sdn. Bhd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	60.0%
2017	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Kossan Sdn. Bhd. patent most?

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 5

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 5

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 4

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 2

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Kossan Sdn. Bhd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kossan Sdn. Bhd.'s lead technology class is C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C08K
Ranked #48,218 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kossan Sdn. Bhd. against Korea Conformity Laboratories, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.2/100 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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