Where does Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ranks #14,740 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 Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. hold?

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.0 out of 100 (19th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. focus on?

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 18 patents, ranking #1,261 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -95% 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 Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s patents?

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s patents average 8.2 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 Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, 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

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kythera ranks #14,740 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 9 technology areas.

#14,740
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.0/100): 8.2
avg claims per patent: -95%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14740 · US Corporation #14,740 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,740/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Konica Minolta Opto
CPC-NARROW A61K · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -95% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Konica Minolta Opto, 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 Kythera’s 26.0 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 10.5 pts (40%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (41%) Claim depth 4.9 pts (19%)

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What this shows Kythera's Innovation Score is 26.0/100 (19th 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 Kythera?

Each dot is one of Kythera’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). Kythera’s own 8.2 claims/patent is at or below the 12.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Kythera's grants concentrate

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 90% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Kythera sits between Konica Minolta Opto, Inc. and Ledgerdomain Inc..

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What this shows Kythera holds 20 patents at rank #14,736, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kythera

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,736 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Kythera's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	20.0%
2016	1	5.0%
2017	5	25.0%
2018	7	35.0%
2019	2	10.0%
2020	1	5.0%

Which technologies does Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 18

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 16

C07J - Steroids 12

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

C12Y - Enzymes 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

C07K - Peptides 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 90% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #14,740 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. against Konica Minolta Opto, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.0/100 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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