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Kyocera Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 4,151 granted patents across 267 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS).

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4,151
Total patents granted
267
CPC technology areas
10.4
Avg claims per patent
-17%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Kyocera holds 4,151 US patents across 267 technology areas, rank #85 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#85
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.7/100)
10.4
avg claims per patent
-17%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Kyocera Corporation has been granted 4,151 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Kyocera Corporation at rank #85 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 267 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS). As a Foreign Corporation, Kyocera Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Kyocera sits between ZTE Corporation (4,193 patents, rank #81) and Western Digital Technologies, Inc. (3,986 patents, rank #89) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.7/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 1,887 grants, compared with 2,264 in the 2015–2019 window, a -17% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Kyocera Corporation's 10.4 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Kyocera Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Kyocera's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Kyocera holds 4,151 patents at rank #85, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Kyocera

By rank, the assignees closest to #85 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Kyocera's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

200300400500600 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 245
USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Kyocera Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 414 10.0%
2016 403 9.7%
2017 522 12.6%
2018 454 10.9%
2019 471 11.3%
2020 374 9.0%
2021 295 7.1%
2022 349 8.4%
2023 252 6.1%
2024 372 9.0%
2025 245 5.9%

Which technologies does Kyocera Corporation patent most?

Top 15 of 267 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#85

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Kyocera Corporation hold?
Kyocera Corporation holds 4,151 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 267 technology areas.
What is Kyocera Corporation's Innovation Score?
Kyocera Corporation has an Innovation Score of 65.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Kyocera Corporation focus on?
Kyocera Corporation's top technology area is H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) with 1,087 patents. The company has filed patents in 267 CPC subclasses total.
Is Kyocera Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Kyocera Corporation's recent filing velocity is -17% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Kyocera Corporation's patents?
Kyocera Corporation's patents average 10.4 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Kyocera Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Kyocera's 4,151 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Kyocera ranks #85 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04W - see who else leads that technology area. H04W leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.