Detail
Over the past year KLA Corporation received 110 US patent grants, concentrated in artificial intelligence / machine learning and image processing / graphics; the recent pace (30 in 90 days) is slowing versus its trailing baseline.
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Top technology areas
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linkedin_urlValue in the APIindustriesValue in the APIemployee_count_lowValue in the APIemployee_count_highValue in the APIrevenueValue in the APIdescriptionValue in the APISignal
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"signal_type": "patents-company",
"signal_subtype": "portfolioVelocity",
"detected_at": "2026-09-30T17:49:20+00:00",
"company": {
"name": "KLA",
"domain": "kla.com"
},
"data": {
"detail": "Over the past year KLA Corporation received 110 US patent grants, concentrated in artificial intelligence / machine learning and image processing / graphics; the recent pace (30 in 90 days) is slowing versus its trailing baseline.",
"summary": "KLA Corporation's patent output is slowing: 110 grants in the past year, 6 in the past 30 days.",
"event_at": "2026-09-29",
"event_kind": "velocity_snapshot",
"grants_30d": 6,
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"source_url": "https://patents.google.com/?assignee=KLA%20Corporation&country=US&sort=new",
"grants_180d": 54,
"grants_365d": 110,
"top_tech_areas": [
"artificial intelligence / machine learning",
"image processing / graphics",
"computer vision"
],
"uspto_assignee": "KLA Corporation",
"challenges_made": {
"90d": 0,
"365d": 0
},
"cpc_section_mix": {
"F": 1,
"G": 80,
"H": 29
},
"grant_direction": "decelerating",
"precision_class": "structural",
"unique_inventors": {
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},
"window_asof_date": "2026-09-29",
"challenges_received": {
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"365d": 0
},
"grant_velocity_ratio": 0.66,
"primary_cpc_subclass": "G01N",
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-H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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