Detail
Over the past year KIA CORPORATION received 2059 US patent grants, concentrated in vehicle suspension and vehicle HVAC / thermal; the recent pace (552 in 90 days) is accelerating versus its trailing baseline.
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Top technology areas
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"signal_type": "patents-company",
"signal_subtype": "portfolioVelocity",
"detected_at": "2026-10-21T16:34:05+00:00",
"company": {
"name": "Kia",
"domain": "kia.com"
},
"data": {
"detail": "Over the past year KIA CORPORATION received 2059 US patent grants, concentrated in vehicle suspension and vehicle HVAC / thermal; the recent pace (552 in 90 days) is accelerating versus its trailing baseline.",
"summary": "KIA CORPORATION's patent output is accelerating: 2059 grants in the past year, 241 in the past 30 days.",
"event_at": "2026-10-20",
"event_kind": "velocity_snapshot",
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"source_url": "https://patents.google.com/?assignee=Kia%20Corporation&country=US&sort=new",
"grants_180d": 1069,
"grants_365d": 2059,
"top_tech_areas": [
"vehicle suspension",
"vehicle HVAC / thermal",
"PCB / electronics packaging"
],
"uspto_assignee": "Kia Corporation",
"challenges_made": {
"90d": 0,
"365d": 0
},
"cpc_section_mix": {
"A": 23,
"B": 933,
"C": 40,
"D": 2,
"E": 24,
"F": 64,
"G": 340,
"H": 400
},
"grant_direction": "accelerating",
"precision_class": "structural",
"unique_inventors": {
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"365d": 3490
},
"window_asof_date": "2026-10-20",
"challenges_received": {
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},
"grant_velocity_ratio": 1.42,
"primary_cpc_subclass": "B60W",
"technologies_mentioned": [
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}
}
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