Where does Kyocera International Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kyocera International Inc. ranks #18,822 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 Kyocera International Inc. hold?

Kyocera International Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Kyocera International Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kyocera International Inc. has an Innovation Score of 50.5 out of 100 (top 13% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kyocera International Inc. focus on?

Kyocera International Inc.'s top technology area is H01P (WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type) with 7 patents, ranking #79 of 507 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kyocera International Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kyocera International Inc.'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 Kyocera International Inc.'s patents?

Kyocera International Inc.'s patents average 18.1 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 Kyocera International 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

Kyocera International Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: H01P (WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kyocera ranks #18,822 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 8 technology areas.

#18,822
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.5/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18822 · US Corporation #18,822 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,822/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kortek Industries Pty
CPC-NARROW H01P · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kortek Industries Pty 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 Kyocera’s 50.5 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 9.6 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 10.0 pts (20%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kyocera International · this assignee

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kyocera's Innovation Score is 50.5/100 (top 13% 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 Kyocera?

Each dot is one of Kyocera’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). Kyocera’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kyocera's grants concentrate

Kyocera International Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 46.7% of grants classified under H01P (WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Kyocera sits between Kortek Industries Pty Ltd and LA Pharmatech Inc.

Kyocera's three-year grant acceleration

Kyocera International Inc. shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Kortek Industries…

15
Kostal of America

15
Kove IP

15
Kuprion

15
L&F

15
L'oreal

15
L Perrigo

15
LA Pharmatech

15
Kyocera Internati… ◀

15

What this shows Kyocera holds 15 patents at rank #18,820, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kyocera

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,820 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01P (Waveguides)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

50 Top 13% higher than 87% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kyocera International Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	6.7%
2019	2	13.3%
2022	5	33.3%
2023	2	13.3%
2024	2	13.3%
2025partial year	3	20.0%

Which technologies does Kyocera International Inc. patent most?

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 7

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 7

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 3

H03F - Amplifiers 3

H04B - Transmission 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 1

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Kyocera International Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kyocera International Inc.'s lead technology class is H01P (WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type), 46.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01P
Ranked #18,822 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kyocera International Inc. against Kortek Industries Pty Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.5/100 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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