Toast has a total of 81 patents globally, out of which 48 have been granted. Of these 81 patents, more than 83% patents are active. The USA is where Toast has filed the maximum number of patents, it has generated an annual revenue of $1.70 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Toast.
Toast was founded in the year 2011 by Aman Narang and Steve Fredette. Company is an all-in-one point-of-sale and restaurant management platform for businesses in the food service and hospitality space. As of October 2022, Toast has a market cap of $11.21 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Toast which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Toast patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Toast patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Toast have?
The founders, Aman Narang and Steve Fredette, have 0 patents. The CEO, Chris Comparato, has 0 patents.
How many patents does Toast have?
Toast has a total of 81 patents globally. These patents belong to 63 unique patent families. Out of 81 patents, 68 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Toast File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Toast Applications Filed | Toast Patents Granted |
| 2011 | – | – |
| 2012 | – | – |
| 2013 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2016 | 1 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | – |
| 2018 | 25 | – |
| 2019 | 21 | 3 |
| 2020 | 23 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 23 |
| 2022 | – | 10 |
How many Toast patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Toast File in Different Countries?
Of the 81 patents, 80 of them are filed in the USA.
Where are Research Centres of Toast Patents Located?
Of the 63 patents, all of them are filed in the USA.
10 Best Toast Patents
US20170161851A1 is the most popular patent in the Toast portfolio. It has received 59 citations so far from companies like Square and Snap.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Toast:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20170161851A1 | 59 |
| USD844607S1 | 14 |
| USD918193S1 | 8 |
| USD894898S1 | 8 |
| USD845298S1 | 7 |
| USD850446S1 | 6 |
| US10607203B2 | 3 |
| USD936054S1 | 3 |
| USD942535S1 | 2 |
| USD934866S1 | 2 |