Where does KPN Innovations LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KPN Innovations LLC ranks #1,761 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 KPN Innovations LLC hold?

KPN Innovations LLC holds 231 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is KPN Innovations LLC's Innovation Score?

KPN Innovations LLC has an Innovation Score of 68.3 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is KPN Innovations LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for KPN Innovations LLC.

What does claim depth mean for KPN Innovations LLC's patents?

KPN Innovations LLC's patents average 18.5 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 KPN Innovations LLC 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

KPN Innovations LLC

Q: What technology areas does KPN Innovations LLC focus on?

KPN Innovations LLC's top technology area is G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data) with 182 patents. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 231 granted patents across 27 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KPN ranks #1,761 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 231 patents across 27 technology areas.

#1,761
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (68.3/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1761 · US Corporation #1,761 · 231 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MID 231 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,761/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Boston Dynamics
CPC-FOCUS G16H · 27 areas
INNOV-STRONG 68.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Boston Dynamics, Inc. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Enevate · near

68
KPN Innovations · this assignee

68
3M Innovative… · near

68
Beijing Institute… · near

68
Snowflake · near

68
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KPN's Innovation Score is 68.3/100 (top 1% 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.

Where KPN's grants concentrate

KPN Innovations LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 78.8% of grants classified under G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (64 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2020. By volume, KPN sits between Boston Dynamics, Inc. and THK Co., Ltd..

KPN's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, KPN Innovations LLC moved from 37 to 171 grants (4.62x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #33. See the growth leaderboard.

Boston Dynamics

231
Citibank N A

231
Genius Optical

231
Juul Labs

231
Koninklijke KPN

231
Nite Ize

231
SMA Solar Technol…

231
THK

231
KPN Innovations ◀

231

What this shows KPN holds 231 patents at rank #1,760, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KPN

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,760 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G16H (Healthcare Informatics)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for KPN, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (68 here).

3M Innovative Properties Company 68 Beijing Institute of Technology 68 Snowflake Inc. 68 Enevate Corporation 68

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.5 here).

Tyco Electronics Co., Ltd 18.5 avg Baylor University 18.5 avg The Western Union Company 18.5 avg Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc. 18.5 avg

KPN's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

68 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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KPN Innovations LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	4	1.7%
2021	33	14.3%
2022	46	19.9%
2023	61	26.4%
2024	64	27.7%
2025partial year	23	10.0%

Which technologies does KPN Innovations LLC patent most?

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 182

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 180

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 109

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 83

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 44

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 36

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 36

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 23

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 18

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 7

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 7

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 6

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 3

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 3

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 3

Top 15 of 27 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,761

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

68.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

KPN Innovations LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KPN Innovations LLC's lead technology class is G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data), 78.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G16H
Ranked #1,761 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KPN Innovations LLC against Boston Dynamics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 68.3/100 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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