USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 131 granted patents across 10 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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131

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

6.0

Avg claims per patent

-49%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Ashley holds 131 US patents across 10 technology areas, rank #2,908 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,908
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.1/100): 6.0
avg claims per patent: -49%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc has been granted 131 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc at rank #2,908 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 10 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 6.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS). As a US Corporation, Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ashley sits between Translate BIO, Inc. (132 patents, rank #2,904) and Epoch Company, Ltd. (131 patents, rank #2,912) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 37.1/100 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 44 grants, compared with 87 in the 2015–2019 window, a -49% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US 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. Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc's 6.0 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 Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Translate BIO

132
Trinity Bay Equip…

132
Werner

132
Westrock Packagin…

132
Brandeis Universi…

131
Broan-nutone

131
Diversey

131
Epoch

131
Ashley Furniture… ◀

131

What this shows Ashley holds 131 patents at rank #2,908, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ashley

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,908 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47C (Chairs)

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

Ashley's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	29	22.1%
2016	16	12.2%
2017	23	17.6%
2018	10	7.6%
2019	9	6.9%
2020	11	8.4%
2021	8	6.1%
2022	9	6.9%
2023	9	6.9%
2024	5	3.8%
2025	2	1.5%

Which technologies does Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc patent most?

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS 40

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 8

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 5

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE 5

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 5

B68G - METHODS, EQUIPMENT, OR MACHINES FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; UPHOLSTERY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

B23P - METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS 2

B25H - WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS 1

B25B - TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING 1

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,908

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

37.1 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 Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc hold?

Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc holds 131 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc's Innovation Score?

Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc has an Innovation Score of 37.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc focus on?

Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc's top technology area is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS) with 40 patents. The company has filed patents in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc's recent filing velocity is -49% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc's patents?

Ashley Furniture Industries, Llc's patents average 6.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Ashley Furniture Industries, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Ashley's 131 grants land it in the top 44% 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 - Ashley ranks #2,908 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A47C - see who else leads that technology area. A47C 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 · May 15, 2026

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. Data current as of May 2026.