Where does KVH Industries, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KVH Industries, Inc. ranks #15,416 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 KVH Industries, Inc. hold?

KVH Industries, Inc. holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is KVH Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

KVH Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 41.2 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KVH Industries, Inc. focus on?

KVH Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 8 patents, ranking #2,806 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is KVH Industries, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

KVH Industries, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -10% 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 KVH Industries, Inc.'s patents?

KVH Industries, Inc.'s patents average 24.5 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 KVH Industries, 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

KVH Industries, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2022. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KVH ranks #15,416 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 14 technology areas.

#15,416
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.2/100): 24.5
avg claims per patent: -10%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15416 · US Corporation #15,416 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,416/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH JumpCloud
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -10% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: JumpCloud, 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 KVH’s 41.2 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 10.3 pts (25%) Velocity 3.0 pts (7%) Breadth 13.2 pts (32%) Claim depth 14.7 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
KVH Industries · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KVH's Innovation Score is 41.2/100 (top 34% 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 KVH?

Each dot is one of KVH’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). KVH’s own 24.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where KVH's grants concentrate

KVH Industries, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 42.1% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, KVH sits between JumpCloud, Inc. and Kapa Biosystems, Inc..

KVH's three-year grant acceleration

KVH Industries, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

Jumpcloud

19
Kaken Pharmaceuti…

19
Kawasaki Railcar…

19
Kodacloud

19
Kylin Sanitary Te…

19
Kai Concepts

19
Kalray

19
Kapa Biosystems

19
KVH Industries ◀

19

What this shows KVH holds 19 patents at rank #15,404, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KVH

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,404 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

KVH's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

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

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KVH Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	10.5%
2017	1	5.3%
2018	3	15.8%
2019	4	21.1%
2020	1	5.3%
2021	4	21.1%
2022	4	21.1%

Which technologies does KVH Industries, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 8

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 8

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 7

H04B - Transmission 5

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 4

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 3

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 3

H04H - Broadcast Communication 3

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

Top 14 of 14 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

KVH Industries, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KVH Industries, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 42.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #15,416 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KVH Industries, Inc. against JumpCloud, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.2/100 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

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