USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Yahoo Ad Tech Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 159 granted patents across 14 technology areas, active 2022–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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159

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.3

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Yahoo holds 159 US patents across 14 technology areas, rank #2,468 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,468
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.4/100): 19.3
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Yahoo Ad Tech Llc has been granted 159 US utility patents between 2022 and 2025, placing Yahoo Ad Tech Llc at rank #2,468 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 14 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,). As a US Corporation, Yahoo Ad Tech Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Yahoo sits between Simmonds Precision Products, Inc. (159 patents, rank #2,464) and Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd. (158 patents, rank #2,472) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.4/100 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. Historical data spans 2022 through 2025, with 159 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The US 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. Yahoo Ad Tech Llc's 19.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 14 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Yahoo Ad Tech Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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159
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159
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159
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159
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159
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158
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158
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158
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158

What this shows Yahoo holds 159 patents at rank #2,468, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Yahoo

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,468 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

Yahoo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Yahoo Ad Tech Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	31	19.5%
2023	44	27.7%
2024	59	37.1%
2025	25	15.7%

Which technologies does Yahoo Ad Tech Llc patent most?

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 106

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 63

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 53

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 26

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 12

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 12

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 11

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 9

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 4

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 3

H02B - BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER 1

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 1

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 1

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,468

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.4 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 Yahoo Ad Tech Llc hold?

Yahoo Ad Tech Llc holds 159 US granted patents filed between 2022 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Yahoo Ad Tech Llc's Innovation Score?

Yahoo Ad Tech Llc has an Innovation Score of 62.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Yahoo Ad Tech Llc focus on?

Yahoo Ad Tech Llc's top technology area is 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) with 106 patents. The company has filed patents in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Yahoo Ad Tech Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Yahoo Ad Tech Llc.

What does claim depth mean for Yahoo Ad Tech Llc's patents?

Yahoo Ad Tech Llc's patents average 19.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Yahoo Ad Tech 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.

How to use this portfolio

Yahoo's 159 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Yahoo ranks #2,468 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06Q - see who else leads that technology area. G06Q 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.

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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.