Where does KVI LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KVI LLC ranks #48,251 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 KVI LLC hold?

KVI LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is KVI LLC's Innovation Score?

KVI LLC has an Innovation Score of 29.1 out of 100 (30th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is KVI LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

KVI LLC's recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for KVI LLC's patents?

KVI LLC's patents average 16.8 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 KVI LLC 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

KVI LLC

Q: What technology areas does KVI LLC focus on?

KVI LLC's top technology area is C10M (Lubricating Compositions ; USE OF Chemical Substances Either Alone OR AS Lubricating Ingredients IN A Lubricating Composition) with 3 patents, ranking #112 of 300 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: C10M (Lubricating Compositions ; USE OF Chemical Substances Either Alone OR AS Lubricating Ingredients IN A Lubricating Composition).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KVI ranks #48,251 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 9 technology areas.

#48,251
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 30th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.1/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48251 · US Corporation #48,251 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,251/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kuraray Kuraflex
CPC-NARROW C10M · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kuraray Kuraflex Co., Ltd. (±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 KVI’s 29.1 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 (21%) Velocity 2.2 pts (8%) Breadth 10.6 pts (36%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
KVI · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows KVI's Innovation Score is 29.1/100 (30th 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 KVI?

Each dot is one of KVI’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). KVI’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where KVI's grants concentrate

KVI LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under C10M (Lubricating Compositions ; USE OF Chemical Substances Either Alone OR AS Lubricating Ingredients IN A Lubricating Composition). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, KVI sits between Kuraray Kuraflex Co., Ltd. and KWS Vegetables B.V..

KVI's three-year grant acceleration

KVI LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Kuraray Kuraflex

5
Kuros Biosurgery

5
Kurosawa Construc…

5
Kurray

5
Kwatercraft

5
KWC

5
Kwesst

5
KWS Vegetables B V

5
KVI ◀

5

What this shows KVI holds 5 patents at rank #48,161, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KVI

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,161 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C10M (Lubricating Compositions)

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

KVI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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KVI LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	20.0%
2021	2	40.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does KVI LLC patent most?

C10M - Lubricating Compositions ; USE OF Chemical Substances Either Alone OR AS Lubricating Ingredients IN A Lubricating Composition 3

C10N - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass C10m Relating TO Lubricating Compositions 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 2

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 1

C11C - Fatty Acids From Fats, Oils OR WAXES; CANDLES; Fats, Oils OR Fatty Acids BY Chemical Modification OF Fats, Oils, OR Fatty Acids Obtained Therefrom 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 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

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

KVI LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

KVI LLC's lead technology class is C10M (Lubricating Compositions ; USE OF Chemical Substances Either Alone OR AS Lubricating Ingredients IN A Lubricating Composition), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C10M
Ranked #48,251 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare KVI LLC against Kuraray Kuraflex Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.1/100 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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