Where does Asterisk, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Asterisk, Inc. ranks #44,887 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 Asterisk, Inc. hold?

Asterisk, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Asterisk, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Asterisk, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.3 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Asterisk, Inc. focus on?

Asterisk, Inc.'s top technology area is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers) with 4 patents, ranking #527 of 1,953 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

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

Asterisk, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Asterisk, Inc.'s patents?

Asterisk, Inc.'s patents average 7.6 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 Asterisk, 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 Foreign Corporation

Asterisk, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 12 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: G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Asterisk ranks #44,887 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 12 technology areas.

#44,887
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.3/100): 7.6
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44887 · Foreign Corporation #44,887 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,887/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Asphetek Solution…
CPC-FOCUS G06K · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.3/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Asphetek Solution (Chengdu) 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 Asterisk’s 36.3 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 6.2 pts (17%) Velocity 13.3 pts (37%) Breadth 12.2 pts (34%) Claim depth 4.6 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Asterisk · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Asterisk's Innovation Score is 36.3/100 (top 47% 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 Asterisk?

Each dot is one of Asterisk’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). Asterisk’s own 7.6 claims/patent is at or below the 17.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Asterisk's grants concentrate

Asterisk, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Asterisk sits between Asphetek Solution (Chengdu) Ltd. and Atlantis Technologies.

Asterisk's three-year grant acceleration

Asterisk, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Asphetek Solution…

5
Asphetek Solution

5
Aspin Kemp & Asso…

5
Assa Abloy Sicher…

5
Astroscale Israel

5
Asylon

5
Ateliers Luco Par…

5
Atlantis

5
Asterisk ◀

5

What this shows Asterisk holds 5 patents at rank #44,962, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Asterisk

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,962 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06K (Graphical Data Reading)

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

Asterisk's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% 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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Asterisk, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	40.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Asterisk, Inc. patent most?

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 4

H04M - Telephonic Communication 3

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 2

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 1

H04B - Transmission 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

G07G - Registering THE Receipt OF Cash, Valuables, OR Tokens 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 12 of 12 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

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

Asterisk, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06K
Ranked #44,887 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Asterisk, Inc. against Asphetek Solution (Chengdu) Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.3/100 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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