Where does Kuka Laboratories GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kuka Laboratories GmbH ranks #48,239 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 Laboratories GmbH hold?

Kuka Laboratories GmbH holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Kuka Laboratories GmbH's Innovation Score?

Kuka Laboratories GmbH has an Innovation Score of 27.2 out of 100 (23rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kuka Laboratories GmbH focus on?

Kuka Laboratories GmbH's top technology area is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices) with 5 patents, ranking #375 of 1,442 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

Kuka Laboratories GmbH's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Kuka Laboratories GmbH's patents?

Kuka Laboratories GmbH's patents average 19.4 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 Kuka Laboratories 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 Laboratories GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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 #48,239 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.

#48,239
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 23rd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.2/100): 19.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48239 · Foreign Corporation #48,239 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,239/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kudo
CPC-NARROW B25J · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kudo, 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.

How Kuka’s 27.2 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 6.2 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (35%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (43%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kuka Laboratories · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kuka's Innovation Score is 27.2/100 (23rd percentile 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 Kuka?

Each dot is one of Kuka’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). Kuka’s own 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kuka's grants concentrate

Kuka Laboratories GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Kuka sits between Kudo, Inc. and Kuraray Kuraflex Co., Ltd..

Kudo

5
Kudu Safari Braai

5
Kuhn-audureau SAS

5
KUK IL Inntot

5
Kukdong Jeyen

5
Kulr Technology

5
Kumonos

5
Kuraray Kuraflex

5
Kuka Laboratories ◀

5

What this shows Kuka holds 5 patents at rank #48,153, 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 #48,153 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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

27 23rd percentile higher than 23% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Kuka Laboratories GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	60.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Kuka Laboratories GmbH patent most?

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 5

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

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 1

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Kuka Laboratories GmbH's lead technology class is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25J
Ranked #48,239 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kuka Laboratories GmbH against Kudo, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.2/100 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.