Where does KSM Castings Group GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KSM Castings Group GmbH ranks #13,012 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 KSM Castings Group GmbH hold?

KSM Castings Group GmbH holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is KSM Castings Group GmbH's Innovation Score?

KSM Castings Group GmbH has an Innovation Score of 37.5 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KSM Castings Group GmbH focus on?

KSM Castings Group GmbH's top technology area is B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices) with 12 patents, ranking #31 of 377 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is KSM Castings Group GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

KSM Castings Group GmbH's recent grant velocity is -90% 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 KSM Castings Group GmbH's patents?

KSM Castings Group GmbH's patents average 22.0 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 KSM Castings Group GmbH 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

KSM Castings Group GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KSM ranks #13,012 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 12 technology areas.

#13,012
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.5/100): 22.0
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13012 · Foreign Corporation #13,012 · 23 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #13,012/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jackel International
CPC-FOCUS B22D · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.5/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jackel International, Ltd. (±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 KSM’s 37.5 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 11.0 pts (29%) Velocity 1.1 pts (3%) Breadth 12.2 pts (33%) Claim depth 13.2 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
KSM Castings Group · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KSM's Innovation Score is 37.5/100 (top 43% 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 KSM?

Each dot is one of KSM’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). KSM’s own 22.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where KSM's grants concentrate

KSM Castings Group GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 52.2% of grants classified under B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, KSM sits between Jackel International, Ltd. and Kinetic River Corp..

KSM's three-year grant acceleration

KSM Castings Group GmbH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Jackel Internatio…

23
Joovv

23
Kaikutek

23
Korea Electric Te…

23
Kuhn North America

23
Kennametal India

23
Khoros

23
Kinetic River

23
KSM Castings Group ◀

23

What this shows KSM holds 23 patents at rank #13,003, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KSM

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,003 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B22D (Casting OF Metals)

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

KSM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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KSM Castings Group GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	13.0%
2016	6	26.1%
2017	3	13.0%
2018	4	17.4%
2019	5	21.7%
2021	1	4.3%
2022	1	4.3%

Which technologies does KSM Castings Group GmbH patent most?

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 12

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 10

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements 8

C22F - Changing THE Physical Structure OF Non-ferrous Metals AND Non-ferrous Alloys 5

C22C - Alloys 5

B22C - Foundry Moulding 4

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 3

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 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

F16H - Gearing 1

Top 12 of 12 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

KSM Castings Group GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KSM Castings Group GmbH's lead technology class is B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices), 52.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B22D
Ranked #13,012 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KSM Castings Group GmbH against Jackel International, Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.5/100 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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