Where does Kostal of America, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kostal of America, Inc. ranks #18,816 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 Kostal of America, Inc. hold?

Kostal of America, Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Kostal of America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kostal of America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.8 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kostal of America, Inc. focus on?

Kostal of America, Inc.'s top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 4 patents, ranking #481 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kostal of America, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kostal of America, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Kostal of America, Inc.'s patents?

Kostal of America, Inc.'s patents average 11.6 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 Kostal of America, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Kostal of America, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kostal ranks #18,816 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 19 technology areas.

#18,816
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.8/100): 11.6
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18816 · US Corporation #18,816 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,816/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Komatsu Forest AB
CPC-FOCUS F16H · 19 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Komatsu Forest AB (±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 Kostal’s 40.8 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 9.6 pts (23%) Velocity 8.9 pts (22%) Breadth 15.4 pts (38%) Claim depth 7.0 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kostal of America · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kostal's Innovation Score is 40.8/100 (top 35% 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 Kostal?

Each dot is one of Kostal’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). Kostal’s own 11.6 claims/patent is at or below the 15.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Kostal's grants concentrate

Kostal of America, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 26.7% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Kostal sits between Komatsu Forest AB and L&F Co., Ltd..

Kostal's three-year grant acceleration

Kostal of America, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Komatsu Forest AB

15
Korea Automotive…

15
Korea University…

15
Kortek Industries…

15
Kove IP

15
Kuprion

15
Kyocera Internati…

15
L&F

15
Kostal of America ◀

15

What this shows Kostal holds 15 patents at rank #18,817, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kostal

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,817 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Kostal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Kostal of America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	13.3%
2017	2	13.3%
2018	3	20.0%
2020	1	6.7%
2021	2	13.3%
2022	3	20.0%
2023	1	6.7%
2025partial year	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Kostal of America, Inc. patent most?

F16H - Gearing 4

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 3

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 2

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 2

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

B60H - Arrangements OF Heating, Cooling, Ventilating OR Other Air-treating Devices Specially Adapted FOR Passenger OR Goods Spaces OF Vehicles 1

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Top 15 of 19 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

Kostal of America, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kostal of America, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 26.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #18,816 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kostal of America, Inc. against Komatsu Forest AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.8/100 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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