Where does Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks #36,168 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences's recent grant velocity is +500% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences's patents?

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences's patents average 11.9 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Q: How many patents does Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences hold?

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 technology areas.

Q: What is Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences's Innovation Score?

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences has an Innovation Score of 44.9 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Q: How is the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 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 PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kunming ranks #36,168 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 9 technology areas.

#36,168
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (44.9/100): 11.9
avg claims per patent: +500%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36168 · Foreign Corporation #36,168 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,168/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH KÖRBER Supply Chain…
CPC-NARROW A61P · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +500% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: KÖRBER Supply Chain Logistics GMBH (±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
Kunming Institute… · this assignee

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kunming's Innovation Score is 44.9/100 (top 24% 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.

Where Kunming's grants concentrate

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Kunming sits between Kronotec AG and KÖRBER Supply Chain Logistics GMBH.

Kunming's three-year grant acceleration

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Kronotec

7
Kryptos Biotechno…

7
Kuehnle Agrosyste…

7
Kumquat Bioscienc…

7
Kunshan Luxshare…

7
Kunshan Yunyinggu…

7
Kyung Hee Univers…

7
KÖRBER Supply Cha…

7
Kunming Institute… ◀

7

What this shows Kunming holds 7 patents at rank #36,157, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kunming

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,157 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Kunming's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2022	2	28.6%
2023	1	14.3%
2024	3	42.9%

Which technologies does Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 5

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 2

C07K - Peptides 1

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

A61D - Veterinary Instruments, Implements, Tools, OR Methods 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#36,168

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.9 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

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #36,168 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences against Kronotec AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.9/100 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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