Where does AST Products, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AST Products, Inc. ranks #38,912 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 Products, Inc. hold?

AST Products, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is AST Products, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

AST Products, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.0 out of 100 (22nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is AST Products, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AST Products, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Products, Inc.'s patents?

AST Products, Inc.'s patents average 13.5 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 Products, 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

AST Products, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does AST Products, Inc. focus on?

AST Products, Inc.'s top technology area is A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles) with 3 patents, ranking #992 of 2,589 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AST ranks #38,912 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#38,912
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.0/100): 13.5
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38912 · US Corporation #38,912 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #38,912/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ASM Genitech Korea
CPC-NARROW A61L · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ASM Genitech Korea Ltd. (±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 27.0 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 6.7 pts (25%) Velocity 2.2 pts (8%) Breadth 10.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.1 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AST Products · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AST's Innovation Score is 27.0/100 (22nd 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 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 13.5 claims/patent is at or below the 16.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where AST's grants concentrate

AST Products, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, AST sits between ASM Genitech Korea Ltd. and Atas International, Inc..

AST's three-year grant acceleration

AST Products, Inc. shows 1 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.

ASM Genitech Korea

6
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6
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6
Assa Abloy Global…

6
Astron Aerospace

6
Astronics Connect…

6
AT&T Global Netwo…

6
Atas International

6
AST Products ◀

6

What this shows AST holds 6 patents at rank #38,713, 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 #38,713 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…)

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)

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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AST Products, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	33.3%
2019	3	50.0%
2024	1	16.7%

Which technologies does AST Products, Inc. patent most?

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 3

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

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 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

Top 8 of 8 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 Products, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AST Products, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61L
Ranked #38,912 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AST Products, Inc. against ASM Genitech Korea Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.0/100 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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