Where does Alex and Ani, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Alex and Ani, LLC ranks #16,568 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 Alex and Ani, LLC hold?

Alex and Ani, LLC holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Alex and Ani, LLC's Innovation Score?

Alex and Ani, LLC has an Innovation Score of 19.0 out of 100 (5th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Alex and Ani, LLC focus on?

Alex and Ani, LLC's top technology area is A44C (Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins) with 2 patents, ranking #67 of 186 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Alex and Ani, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Alex and Ani, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Alex and Ani, LLC's patents?

Alex and Ani, LLC's patents average 3.2 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 Alex and Ani, LLC 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

Alex and Ani, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: A44C (Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Alex ranks #16,568 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 4 technology areas.

#16,568
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 5th percentile
by Innovation Score (19.0/100): 3.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16568 · US Corporation #16,568 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,568/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AetherPal
CPC-NARROW A44C · 4 areas
INNOV-LOW 19.0/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AetherPal 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 Alex’s 19.0 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 10.0 pts (53%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (37%) Claim depth 1.9 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alex and Ani · this assignee

19
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Alex's Innovation Score is 19.0/100 (5th percentile 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 Alex?

Each dot is one of Alex’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). Alex’s own 3.2 claims/patent is at or below the 17.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Alex's grants concentrate

Alex and Ani, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 11.8% of grants classified under A44C (Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (11 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Alex sits between AetherPal Inc. and Allogene Therapeutics, Inc..

Aetherpal

17
Aker Solutions

17
Akonni Biosystems

17
Akron Polymer Sys…

17
Alla France

17
Allegheny Singer…

17
Alliant Techsyste…

17
Allogene Therapeu…

17
Alex and Ani ◀

17

What this shows Alex holds 17 patents at rank #16,588, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Alex

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,588 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A44C (Personal Adornments)

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

Alex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

19 5th percentile higher than 5% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Alex and Ani, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	17.6%
2016	2	11.8%
2017	11	64.7%
2018	1	5.9%

Which technologies does Alex and Ani, LLC patent most?

A44C - Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins 2

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

A44B - Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like 1

Top 4 of 4 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

Alex and Ani, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Alex and Ani, LLC's lead technology class is A44C (Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins), 11.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A44C
Ranked #16,568 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Alex and Ani, LLC against AetherPal Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 19.0/100 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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