Where does RKW SE rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), RKW SE ranks #37,258 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 RKW SE hold?

RKW SE holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is RKW SE's Innovation Score?

RKW SE has an Innovation Score of 49.8 out of 100 (top 14% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does RKW SE focus on?

RKW SE's top technology area is B32B (Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form) with 6 patents, ranking #633 of 3,088 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is RKW SE's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

RKW SE's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for RKW SE's patents?

RKW SE's patents average 17.3 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 RKW SE 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 Foreign Corporation

RKW SE

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B32B (Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, RKW ranks #37,258 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 12 technology areas.

#37,258
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.8/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37258 · Foreign Corporation #37,258 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #37,258/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ridley USA
CPC-FOCUS B32B · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ridley USA 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 RKW’s 49.8 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 7.2 pts (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 12.2 pts (24%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
RKW SE · this assignee

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows RKW's Innovation Score is 49.8/100 (top 14% 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 RKW?

Each dot is one of RKW’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). RKW’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where RKW's grants concentrate

RKW SE is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under B32B (Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, RKW sits between Ridley USA Inc. and Rosecroft Components, Inc..

RKW's three-year grant acceleration

RKW SE shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Ridley USA

7
Ripelocker

7
Ripple Therapeuti…

7
Rivertop Renewabl…

7
RL Industry

7
RMZ Development

7
Robert Bosch Star…

7
Rosecroft Compone…

7
RKW SE ◀

7

What this shows RKW holds 7 patents at rank #37,180, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near RKW

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,180 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B32B (Layered Products)

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

RKW's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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RKW SE patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%
2024	2	28.6%
2025partial year	1	14.3%

Which technologies does RKW SE patent most?

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 6

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 4

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 4

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 12 of 12 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

RKW SE's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

RKW SE's lead technology class is B32B (Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B32B
Ranked #37,258 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare RKW SE against Ridley USA Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.8/100 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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