Where does Ashworth Bros., Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ashworth Bros., Inc. ranks #16,600 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 Ashworth Bros., Inc. hold?

Ashworth Bros., Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Ashworth Bros., Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ashworth Bros., Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.6 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Ashworth Bros., Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ashworth Bros., Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% 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 Ashworth Bros., Inc.'s patents?

Ashworth Bros., Inc.'s patents average 29.4 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 Ashworth Bros., 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

Ashworth Bros., Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Ashworth Bros., Inc. focus on?

Ashworth Bros., Inc.'s top technology area is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors) with 15 patents, ranking #128 of 1,746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ashworth ranks #16,600 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 10 technology areas.

#16,600
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.6/100): 29.4
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16600 · US Corporation #16,600 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,600/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Apacer Technology
CPC-FOCUS B65G · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 29.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Apacer Technology 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 Ashworth’s 40.6 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 (25%) Velocity 4.4 pts (11%) Breadth 11.2 pts (28%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ashworth Bros · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ashworth's Innovation Score is 40.6/100 (top 35% 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 Ashworth?

Each dot is one of Ashworth’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). Ashworth’s own 29.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Ashworth's grants concentrate

Ashworth Bros., Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 88.2% of grants classified under B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Ashworth sits between Apacer Technology Inc. and Avi Networks.

Ashworth's three-year grant acceleration

Ashworth Bros., Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Apacer Technology

17
Aqua-leisure Recr…

17
Aquarius Engines…

17
Arcom Digital

17
Aspen Pumps

17
Ausco Products

17
Autronic Plastics

17
Avi Networks

17
Ashworth Bros ◀

17

What this shows Ashworth holds 17 patents at rank #16,606, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ashworth

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,606 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

Ashworth's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49,997 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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Ashworth Bros., Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	23.5%
2016	1	5.9%
2017	2	11.8%
2018	3	17.6%
2019	2	11.8%
2020	1	5.9%
2022	1	5.9%
2024	1	5.9%
2025partial year	2	11.8%

Which technologies does Ashworth Bros., Inc. patent most?

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 15

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 2

C25F - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic Removal OF Materials From OBJECTS; Apparatus Therefor 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

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 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Ashworth Bros., Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ashworth Bros., Inc.'s lead technology class is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors), 88.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65G
Ranked #16,600 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ashworth Bros., Inc. against Apacer Technology Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.6/100 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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