Where does Ariat International, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ariat International, Inc. ranks #11,546 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 Ariat International, Inc. hold?

Ariat International, Inc. holds 26 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Ariat International, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ariat International, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.0 out of 100 (36th 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 Ariat International, Inc. focus on?

Ariat International, Inc.'s top technology area is A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear) with 9 patents, ranking #39 of 317 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ariat International, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ariat International, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -92% 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 Ariat International, Inc.'s patents?

Ariat International, Inc.'s patents average 11.3 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 Ariat International, Inc. 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

Ariat International, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ariat ranks #11,546 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 3 technology areas.

#11,546
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.0/100): 11.3
avg claims per patent: -92%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11546 · US Corporation #11,546 · 26 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 26 grants
UPPER-Q #11,546/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ancora Heart
CPC-NARROW A43B · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -92% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ancora Heart, 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 Ariat’s 31.0 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 11.4 pts (37%) Velocity 6.7 pts (22%) Breadth 6.1 pts (20%) Claim depth 6.8 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
D3D · near

31
dbest products · near

31
Ariat International · this assignee

31
The Dial · near

31
Lucyd · near

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ariat's Innovation Score is 31.0/100 (36th 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 Ariat?

Each dot is one of Ariat’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). Ariat’s own 11.3 claims/patent is at or below the 17.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Ariat's grants concentrate

Ariat International, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 34.6% of grants classified under A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (8 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Ariat sits between Ancora Heart, Inc. and Arog Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Ariat's three-year grant acceleration

Ariat International, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Ancora Heart

26
Apex Tactical Spe…

26
Ares

26
Areva NC

26
Arisdyne Systems

26
Arizona Board of…

26
Armis Security

26
Arog Pharmaceutic…

26
Ariat Internation… ◀

26

What this shows Ariat holds 26 patents at rank #11,556, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ariat

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,556 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A43B (Characteristic Features OF Footwear)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Ariat, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A43B (Characteristic Features OF Footwear), Ariat ranks #39 of 317 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (31 here).

The Dial Corporation 31 D3D Technologies, Inc. 31 dbest products, Inc. 31 Lucyd Ltd. 31

Ariat's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Ariat International, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	30.8%
2016	7	26.9%
2017	4	15.4%
2018	3	11.5%
2019	2	7.7%
2024	2	7.7%

Which technologies does Ariat International, Inc. patent most?

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 9

A43C - Fastenings OR Attachments OF FOOTWEAR; Laces IN General 2

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Ariat International, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ariat International, Inc.'s lead technology class is A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear), 34.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A43B
Ranked #11,546 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ariat International, Inc. against Ancora Heart, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.0/100 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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