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AYR Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record — 39 granted patents across 23 technology areas, active 2019–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES).

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39
Total patents granted
23
CPC technology areas
23.5
Avg claims per patent
+44%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

AYR holds 39 US patents across 23 technology areas — rank #8,158 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#8,158
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.7/100)
23.5
avg claims per patent
+44%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

AYR LTD. has been granted 39 US utility patents between 2019 and 2025, placing AYR LTD. at rank #8,158 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 23 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 23.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES). As a Foreign Corporation, AYR LTD. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 44.7/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 23 grants, compared with 16 in the 2015–2019 window — a +44% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. AYR LTD.'s 23.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 23 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark AYR LTD. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

How does AYR compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders — this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows AYR holds 39 patents — placing it at rank #8,158 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

Source USPTO PatentsView — granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

AYR's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView — PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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AYR LTD. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2019 16 41.0%
2020 13 33.3%
2021 2 5.1%
2022 1 2.6%
2023 3 7.7%
2025 4 10.3%

Which technologies does AYR LTD. patent most?

Top 15 of 23 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#8,158

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView — US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does AYR LTD. hold?
AYR LTD. holds 39 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.
What is AYR LTD.'s Innovation Score?
AYR LTD. has an Innovation Score of 44.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does AYR LTD. focus on?
AYR LTD.'s top technology area is A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES) with 39 patents. The company has filed patents in 23 CPC subclasses total.
Is AYR LTD.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
AYR LTD.'s recent filing velocity is +44% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for AYR LTD.'s patents?
AYR LTD.'s patents average 23.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the AYR LTD. 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.

Learn More

How Innovation Score Works

Understand the four dimensions behind the composite score
How to Read Patent Data

Plain-English guide to CPC codes, claims, and metrics
Patent Moat Analysis

How companies use patents as competitive barriers

How to use this portfolio

AYR's 39 grants land it in the top 25% by Innovation Score — but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance — AYR ranks #8,158 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A24F — see who else leads that technology area. A24F leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity — not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

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A24F technology

AYR LTD.'s primary CPC class — all holders and yearly trends
Top 50 patent holders

See where AYR LTD. ranks among the largest US patent assignees
All technology classes

Browse every CPC technology area by patent activity
How the score works

The four dimensions behind the Innovation Score

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Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView — official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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