Where does Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. ranks #36,163 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 Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. hold?

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 53.3 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +33% 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 Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.'s patents?

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.'s patents average 21.4 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 Kuehnle AgroSystems, 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

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. focus on?

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.'s top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 5 patents, ranking #1,801 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 14 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kuehnle ranks #36,163 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 14 technology areas.

#36,163
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.3/100): 21.4
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36163 · US Corporation #36,163 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,163/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kratos
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kratos LLC (±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 Kuehnle’s 53.3 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 7.2 pts (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (38%) Breadth 13.2 pts (25%) Claim depth 12.9 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kuehnle AgroSystems · this assignee

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kuehnle's Innovation Score is 53.3/100 (top 9% 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 Kuehnle?

Each dot is one of Kuehnle’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). Kuehnle’s own 21.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kuehnle's grants concentrate

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Kuehnle sits between Kratos LLC and Kunshan Yunyinggu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd..

Kuehnle's three-year grant acceleration

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Kratos

7
Kringstad Ironwor…

7
Kronotec

7
Kryptos Biotechno…

7
Kumquat Bioscienc…

7
Kunming Institute…

7
Kunshan Luxshare…

7
Kunshan Yunyinggu…

7
Kuehnle Agrosyste… ◀

7

What this shows Kuehnle holds 7 patents at rank #36,155, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kuehnle

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,155 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Kuehnle's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% 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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Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	28.6%
2016	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%
2022	2	28.6%
2024	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 4

A23K - Fodder 3

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 2

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 2

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 2

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

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #36,163 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. against Kratos LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.3/100 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

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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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