USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Wholeknit International Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 10 technology areas, active 2019–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: D04B (KNITTING).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.2

Avg claims per patent

+350%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Wholeknit holds 11 US patents across 10 technology areas, rank #25,519 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#25,519
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 68%
by Innovation Score (29.7/100): 10.2
avg claims per patent: +350%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. has been granted 11 US utility patents between 2019 and 2023, placing Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. at rank #25,519 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 10 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in D04B (KNITTING). As a Foreign Corporation, Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Wholeknit sits between Weihai Hualing Opto-electronics Co., Ltd. (11 patents, rank #25,515) and Wolff Industries, Inc. (11 patents, rank #25,523) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 29.7/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 9 grants, compared with 2 in the 2015–2019 window, a +350% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Wholeknit International Co., Ltd.'s 10.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 10 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Wholeknit holds 11 patents at rank #25,519, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Wholeknit's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 Top 68% higher than 32% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2023

Grants by year

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

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Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	18.2%
2020	2	18.2%
2021	3	27.3%
2022	2	18.2%
2023	2	18.2%

Which technologies does Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. patent most?

D04B - KNITTING 8

A43B - CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR 7

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 7

A43D - MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR 2

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 1

D06H - MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS 1

A41H - APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 1

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 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

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#25,519

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

29.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. hold?

Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. holds 11 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2023, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Wholeknit International Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 29.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. focus on?

Wholeknit International Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is D04B (KNITTING) with 8 patents. The company has filed patents in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wholeknit International Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Wholeknit International Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +350% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Wholeknit International Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Wholeknit International Co., Ltd.'s patents average 10.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Wholeknit International Co., Ltd. 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.

How to use this portfolio

Wholeknit's 11 grants land it in the top 68% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Wholeknit ranks #25,519 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in D04B - see who else leads that technology area. D04B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.