Where does PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. ranks #49,513 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 PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. hold?

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is PC Krause AND Associates, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.0 out of 100 (46th 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 PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. focus on?

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation) with 3 patents, ranking #1,238 of 2,877 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is PC Krause AND Associates, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -67% 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 PC Krause AND Associates, Inc.'s patents?

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc.'s patents average 18.6 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 PC Krause AND Associates, 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

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, PC ranks #49,513 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#49,513
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.0/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49513 · US Corporation #49,513 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,513/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Patterson-uti Drilling
CPC-NARROW Y02T · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Patterson-uti Drilling Company LLC (±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 PC’s 34.0 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 6.2 pts (18%) Velocity 6.7 pts (20%) Breadth 10.0 pts (29%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (33%)

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What this shows PC's Innovation Score is 34.0/100 (46th 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 PC?

Each dot is one of PC’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). PC’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where PC's grants concentrate

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, PC sits between Patterson-uti Drilling Company LLC and Pear Sports LLC.

PC's three-year grant acceleration

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

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What this shows PC holds 5 patents at rank #49,478, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PC

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,478 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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

PC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2017	2	40.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. patent most?

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 1

Top 8 of 8 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

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

PC Krause AND Associates, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02T
Ranked #49,513 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare PC Krause AND Associates, Inc. against Patterson-uti Drilling Company LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.0/100 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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