Where does AST Design, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AST Design, LLC ranks #23,914 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 AST Design, LLC hold?

AST Design, LLC holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is AST Design, LLC's Innovation Score?

AST Design, LLC has an Innovation Score of 47.5 out of 100 (top 18% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does AST Design, LLC focus on?

AST Design, LLC's top technology area is A44C (Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins) with 5 patents, ranking #30 of 186 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is AST Design, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AST Design, LLC's recent grant velocity is -43% 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 AST Design, LLC's patents?

AST Design, LLC's patents average 16.0 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 AST Design, 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

AST Design, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: A44C (Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AST ranks #23,914 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 7 technology areas.

#23,914
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.5/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -43%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23914 · US Corporation #23,914 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,914/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ASO
CPC-NARROW A44C · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -43% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ASO LLC (±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 AST’s 47.5 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 8.6 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (42%) Breadth 9.4 pts (20%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AST Design · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AST's Innovation Score is 47.5/100 (top 18% 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 AST?

Each dot is one of AST’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). AST’s own 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where AST's grants concentrate

AST Design, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 45.5% of grants classified under A44C (Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, AST sits between ASO LLC and Atrogi AB.

AST's three-year grant acceleration

AST Design, LLC shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

ASO

11
Aspargo Laborator…

11
Aspect Software

11
Assos OF Switzerl…

11
Aster

11
Atake Digital Tec…

11
Atmos Nation

11
Atrogi AB

11
AST Design ◀

11

What this shows AST holds 11 patents at rank #23,839, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AST

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,839 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A44C (Personal Adornments)

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

AST's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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AST Design, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	9.1%
2017	4	36.4%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	1	9.1%
2022	1	9.1%
2024	3	27.3%

Which technologies does AST Design, LLC patent most?

A44C - Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins 5

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 5

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 2

A44D - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Buttons, Pins, Buckles OR Slide Fasteners, AND TO Jewellery, Bracelets OR Other Personal Adornments 2

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 2

Top 7 of 7 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

AST Design, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AST Design, LLC's lead technology class is A44C (Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins), 45.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A44C
Ranked #23,914 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AST Design, LLC against ASO LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.5/100 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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