Where does Kuster North America, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kuster North America, Inc. ranks #14,105 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 Kuster North America, Inc. hold?

Kuster North America, Inc. holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2024, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Kuster North America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kuster North America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 49.6 out of 100 (top 14% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kuster North America, Inc. focus on?

Kuster North America, Inc.'s top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 16 patents, ranking #173 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kuster North America, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Kuster North America, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Kuster North America, Inc.'s patents?

Kuster North America, Inc.'s patents average 16.4 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 Kuster North America, 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

Kuster North America, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2024. 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kuster ranks #14,105 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 20 technology areas.

#14,105
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.6/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14105 · US Corporation #14,105 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,105/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kimber IP
CPC-FOCUS F16H · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2024 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kimber IP, 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 Kuster’s 49.6 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 10.7 pts (22%) Velocity 13.3 pts (27%) Breadth 15.8 pts (32%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kuster North America · this assignee

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kuster's Innovation Score is 49.6/100 (top 14% 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 Kuster?

Each dot is one of Kuster’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). Kuster’s own 16.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kuster's grants concentrate

Kuster North America, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 76.2% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Kuster sits between Kimber IP, LLC and Leica Mikrosysteme GMBH.

Kuster's three-year grant acceleration

Kuster North America, Inc. shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Kimber IP

21
Klaviyo

21
Koninklijke Neder…

21
Kuat Innovations

21
Largan Medical

21
Laurel Precision…

21
LE Centre Nationa…

21
Leica Mikrosysteme

21
Kuster North Amer… ◀

21

What this shows Kuster holds 21 patents at rank #14,103, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kuster

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,103 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Kuster's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2024

Grants by year

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

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Kuster North America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	6	28.6%
2021	1	4.8%
2022	6	28.6%
2023	7	33.3%
2024	1	4.8%

Which technologies does Kuster North America, Inc. patent most?

F16H - Gearing 16

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 10

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 3

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 3

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 3

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 3

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 2

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 2

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Kuster North America, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kuster North America, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 76.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #14,105 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kuster North America, Inc. against Kimber IP, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.6/100 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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