Where does Kuka Deutschland GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kuka Deutschland GmbH ranks #2,991 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 Kuka Deutschland GmbH hold?

Kuka Deutschland GmbH holds 127 US utility patents granted 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 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Kuka Deutschland GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kuka Deutschland GmbH's recent grant velocity is +108% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Kuka Deutschland GmbH's patents?

Kuka Deutschland GmbH's patents average 15.1 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 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Kuka Deutschland GmbH

Q: 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. Grants appear in 60 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 127 granted patents across 60 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kuka ranks #2,991 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 127 patents across 60 technology areas.

#2,991
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: +108%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2991 · Foreign Corporation #2,991 · 127 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 127 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,991/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Corning Cable Systems
CPC-WIDE B25J · 60 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +108% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Corning Cable Systems 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Faurecia Interieur… · near

56
INSTITUCIÓ Catalana… · near

56
Kuka Deutschland · this assignee

56
Opex · near

56
Tower Partners… · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kuka's Innovation Score is 56.2/100 (top 6% 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.

How Kuka's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Kuka Deutschland GmbH received 77 grants versus 37 in 2015–2019 (+108% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 24 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 13. Lead class B25J accounts for 79.5% of the portfolio across 60 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Corning Cable Systems LLC (#2,987) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (#2,995).

Kuka's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Kuka Deutschland GmbH moved from 56 to 45 grants (0.80x 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 #1,832. See the growth leaderboard.

Corning Cable Sys…

127
Dana Canada

127
Ecolink Intellige…

127
FDK

127
Kulite Semiconduc…

127
Taiho Kogyo

127
Tecan Trading

127
The PNC Financial…

127
Kuka Deutschland ◀

127

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.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

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

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Faurecia Interieur Industrie 56 Tower Partners Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 56 INSTITUCIÓ Catalana DE Recerca I Estudis Avancats 56 Opex Corporation 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.1 here).

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. 15.1 avg Soletanche Freyssinet 15.1 avg Stora Enso OYJ 15.1 avg Sonoco Development, Inc. 15.1 avg

Kuka's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 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%
2025partial year	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

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,991

of 49,997 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?

What to do with this data

Kuka Deutschland GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kuka Deutschland GmbH's lead technology class is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices), 79.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25J
Ranked #2,991 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kuka Deutschland GmbH against Corning Cable Systems LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.2/100 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

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.