Where does THE Kroger Co. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Kroger Co. ranks #43,608 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 THE Kroger Co. hold?

THE Kroger Co. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is THE Kroger Co.'s Innovation Score?

THE Kroger Co. has an Innovation Score of 36.4 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does THE Kroger Co. focus on?

THE Kroger Co.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 5 patents, ranking #1,290 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Kroger Co.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for THE Kroger Co..

What does claim depth mean for THE Kroger Co.'s patents?

THE Kroger Co.'s patents average 10.5 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 THE Kroger Co. 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

THE Kroger Co.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: H04B (Transmission).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #43,608 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#43,608
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.4/100): 10.5
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43608 · US Corporation #43,608 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,608/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH THE Government OF…
CPC-NARROW H04B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: THE Government OF THE United States OF America AS Represented BY THE Secretary OF THE Department OF Health AND Human Services, Centers FOR Disease Control AND Prevention (±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 THE’s 36.4 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 6.7 pts (18%) Velocity 13.3 pts (37%) Breadth 10.0 pts (28%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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THE Kroger · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 36.4/100 (top 47% 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 THE?

Each dot is one of THE’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). THE’s own 10.5 claims/patent is at or below the 12.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where THE's grants concentrate

THE Kroger Co. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). By volume, THE sits between THE Government OF THE United States OF America AS Represented BY THE Secretary OF THE Department OF Health AND Human Services, Centers FOR Disease Control AND Prevention and THE Paper Battery Co..

THE's three-year grant acceleration

THE Kroger Co. shows 2 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.

THE Government OF…

6
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6
THE Israel Instit…

6
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6
THE MCR Group

6
THE Mentholatum

6
THE Morey Organiz…

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THE Paper Battery

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THE Kroger ◀

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What this shows THE holds 6 patents at rank #43,525, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near THE

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,525 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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THE Kroger Co. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	16.7%
2022	1	16.7%
2024	1	16.7%
2025partial year	3	50.0%

Which technologies does THE Kroger Co. patent most?

H04B - Transmission 5

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 4

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 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

THE Kroger Co.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Kroger Co.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #43,608 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Kroger Co. against THE Government OF THE United States OF America AS Represented BY THE Secretary OF THE Department OF Health AND Human Services, Centers FOR Disease Control AND Prevention, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.4/100 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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