Where does Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc. ranks #26,713 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 SGS Precision Tools, Inc. hold?

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 41.1 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 Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc. focus on?

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc.'s top technology area is B23C (Milling) with 7 patents, ranking #28 of 227 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +133% 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 SGS Precision Tools, Inc.'s patents?

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc.'s patents average 13.8 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 Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, 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 SGS Precision Tools, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: B23C (Milling).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kyocera ranks #26,713 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 5 technology areas.

#26,713
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.1/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: +133%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26713 · US Corporation #26,713 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,713/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sangi
CPC-NARROW B23C · 5 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +133% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kabushiki Kaisha Sangi (±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 41.1 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 8.3 pts (20%) Velocity 16.7 pts (41%) Breadth 7.9 pts (19%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kyocera SGS… · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kyocera's Innovation Score is 41.1/100 (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 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 13.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.5 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 SGS Precision Tools, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 70% of grants classified under B23C (Milling). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Kyocera sits between Kristl, Seibt & Co. Gesellschaft M.B.H. and Kashiv Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

Kyocera's three-year grant acceleration

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc. shows 5 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.

Kristl Seibt & Ge…

10
KS Gleitlager

10
KSM Component

10
Kyocera Medical

10
Kyushu Electric P…

10
Sangi

10
Kaneya

10
Kashiv Specialty…

10
Kyocera SGS Preci… ◀

10

What this shows Kyocera holds 10 patents at rank #26,682, 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 #26,682 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23C (Milling)

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)

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 · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	10.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2020	1	10.0%
2021	1	10.0%
2022	3	30.0%
2023	1	10.0%
2024	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc. patent most?

B23C - Milling 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 3

B23B - TURNING; Boring 2

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 2

Top 5 of 5 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

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc.'s lead technology class is B23C (Milling), 70% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23C
Ranked #26,713 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, Inc. against Kristl, Seibt & Co. Gesellschaft M.B.H., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.1/100 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

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