Where does AST & Science, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AST & Science, LLC ranks #6,504 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 & Science, LLC hold?

AST & Science, LLC holds 51 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is AST & Science, LLC's Innovation Score?

AST & Science, LLC has an Innovation Score of 56.2 out of 100 (top 6% 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 & Science, LLC focus on?

AST & Science, LLC's top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 37 patents, ranking #259 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

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

AST & Science, LLC's recent grant velocity is +4000% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for AST & Science, LLC's patents?

AST & Science, LLC's patents average 18.9 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 & Science, 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 & Science, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 51 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: H04B (Transmission).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AST ranks #6,504 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 51 patents across 10 technology areas.

#6,504
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: +4000%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6504 · US Corporation #6,504 · 51 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 51 grants
UPPER-Q #6,504/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 22nd Century
CPC-FOCUS H04B · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +4000% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 22nd Century Limited, 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 56.2 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 13.6 pts (24%) Velocity 20.0 pts (36%) Breadth 11.2 pts (20%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AST & Science · this assignee

56
INSTITUCIÓ Catalana… · near

56
Integrated Silicon… · near

56
Opex · near

56
Tower Partners… · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AST's Innovation Score is 56.2/100 (top 6% 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 18.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 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 & Science, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 72.5% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (17 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, AST sits between 22nd Century Limited, LLC and Barracuda Networks, Inc..

AST's three-year grant acceleration

AST & Science, LLC shows 36 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

22nd Century

51
Adama Makhteshim

51
Alphatheta

51
Amvac Chemical

51
Agenus

51
Analytics For Life

51
Bauer Maschinen

51
Barracuda Networks

51
AST & Science ◀

51

What this shows AST holds 51 patents at rank #6,502, 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 #6,502 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for AST, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04B (Transmission), AST ranks #259 of 3,909 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Integrated Silicon Solution, (Cayman) Inc. 56 Opex Corporation 56 INSTITUCIÓ Catalana DE Recerca I Estudis Avancats 56 Tower Partners Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.9 here).

Procept BioRobotics Corporation 18.9 avg Designs for Vision, Inc. 18.9 avg CYTONOME/ST, LLC 18.9 avg Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. 18.9 avg

AST's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

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 & Science, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	2.0%
2021	5	9.8%
2022	5	9.8%
2023	14	27.5%
2024	17	33.3%
2025partial year	9	17.6%

Which technologies does AST & Science, LLC patent most?

H04B - Transmission 37

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 27

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 19

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 9

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 7

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 6

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 4

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

AST & Science, LLC's lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 72.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #6,504 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AST & Science, LLC against 22nd Century Limited, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.2/100 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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