USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

KUKA Deutschland Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 127 granted patents across 60 technology areas, active 2018–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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127

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.1

Avg claims per patent

+143%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

KUKA holds 127 US patents across 60 technology areas, rank #2,991 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,991
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: +143%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

KUKA Deutschland Gmbh has been granted 127 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing KUKA Deutschland Gmbh at rank #2,991 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 60 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES). As a Foreign Corporation, KUKA Deutschland Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, KUKA sits between Corning Cable Systems Llc (127 patents, rank #2,987) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (127 patents, rank #2,995) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.2/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 90 grants, compared with 37 in the 2015–2019 window, a +143% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. KUKA Deutschland Gmbh's 15.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 60 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark KUKA Deutschland Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows KUKA holds 127 patents at rank #2,991, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KUKA

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,991 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25J (Manipulators)

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

KUKA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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KUKA Deutschland Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	13	10.2%
2019	24	18.9%
2020	19	15.0%
2021	13	10.2%
2022	13	10.2%
2023	17	13.4%
2024	15	11.8%
2025	13	10.2%

Which technologies does KUKA Deutschland Gmbh patent most?

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 101

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 58

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 20

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 8

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 7

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 7

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 6

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 5

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 4

F16H - GEARING 4

F04C - ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 3

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 3

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 3

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

A61H - PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY 2

Top 15 of 60 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,991

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does KUKA Deutschland Gmbh hold?

KUKA Deutschland Gmbh holds 127 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2025, spanning 60 technology areas.

What is KUKA Deutschland Gmbh's Innovation Score?

KUKA Deutschland Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 56.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KUKA Deutschland Gmbh focus on?

KUKA Deutschland Gmbh's top technology area is B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES) with 101 patents. The company has filed patents in 60 CPC subclasses total.

Is KUKA Deutschland Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

KUKA Deutschland Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +143% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for KUKA Deutschland Gmbh's patents?

KUKA Deutschland Gmbh's patents average 15.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the KUKA Deutschland 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.

How to use this portfolio

KUKA's 127 grants land it in the top 6% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - KUKA ranks #2,991 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B25J - see who else leads that technology area. B25J leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.