Haier Smart Home has a total of 53166 patents globally, out of which 26373 have been granted. Of these 53166 patents, more than 83% patents are active. China is where Haier Smart Home has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by USA and Japan and it also seems reasonable as the biggest market for Haier Smart Home is China. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Haier Smart Home.
Haier Smart Home was founded in 1984 and it’s controlled by Haier Group. The company doing business in Smart Electronics Goods. As of November 2021, Haier Smart Home has a market cap of $266.64 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Haier Smart Home which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Haier Smart Home’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Haier Smart Home’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does Haier Smart Home have?
Haier Smart Home has a total of 53166 patents globally. These patents belong to 40728 unique patent families. Out of 53166 patents, 44121 patents are active.
How many Haier Smart Home patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Haier Smart Home 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 | Haier Smart Home Applications Filed | Haier Smart Home Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 1149 | 622 |
| 2012 | 1553 | 754 |
| 2013 | 1887 | 830 |
| 2014 | 2554 | 841 |
| 2015 | 3419 | 1044 |
| 2016 | 4294 | 1301 |
| 2017 | 6781 | 1735 |
| 2018 | 9565 | 3171 |
| 2019 | 8947 | 4518 |
| 2020 | 6146 | 5499 |
| 2021 | 2438 | 4618 |
How Many Patents did Haier Smart Home File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Haier Smart Home Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| China | 37901 |
| United States Of America | 4455 |
| Japan | 1401 |
| Europe | 1384 |
| Australia | 981 |
| Canada | 643 |
| Korea (South) | 348 |
| India | 310 |
| United Kingdom | 235 |
| Germany | 221 |
| Singapore | 176 |
| Spain | 127 |
| Italy | 102 |
| New Zealand | 92 |
| Russian Federation | 68 |
| Taiwan | 50 |
| Brazil | 48 |
| Austria | 37 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 36 |
| Mexico | 29 |
| Viet Nam | 19 |
| France | 19 |
| Denmark | 13 |
| Poland | 11 |
| Thailand | 8 |
| Turkey | 8 |
| Malaysia | 7 |
| Argentina | 5 |
| Indonesia | 5 |
| Lithuania | 4 |
| Morocco | 3 |
| Israel | 3 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 2 |
| Ecuador | 2 |
| Jordan | 2 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Haier Smart Home Patents Located?
10 Best Haier Smart Home Patents
US6735959B1 is the most popular patent in the Haier Smart Home portfolio. It has received 336 citations so far from companies like Whirlpool, LG, Maytag and Electrolux Home Products Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Haier Smart Home:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6735959B1 | 336 |
| US20030089373A1 | 240 |
| US6571236B1 | 238 |
| US6442954B1 | 212 |
| US6918389B2 | 189 |
| US7111624B2 | 188 |
| US6953354B2 | 188 |
| WO2005021075A1 | 175 |
| WO2008007985A1 | 168 |
| US6826267B2 | 166 |
Which Companies are using Haier Smart Home Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Haier Smart Home patent portfolio are LG, Whirlpool and Fisher & Paykel.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| LG | 248 |
| Whirlpool | 193 |
| Fisher & Paykel | 135 |
| Samsung | 124 |
| Resmed Pty Ltd | 104 |
| BSH Hausgeraete Gmbh | 93 |
| Electrolux Home Products | 67 |
| Philips | 55 |
| General Electric | 38 |
| Midea Group | 29 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Haier Smart Home Patents
Top Haier Smart Home Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US6735959B1 | 39 |
| US8621097B2 | 23 |
| US10792451B2 | 19 |
| US6953354B2 | 18 |
| US8367984B2 | 17 |
| US8793021B2 | 17 |
| US8627689B2 | 16 |
| US7493902B2 | 16 |
| US8206337B2 | 16 |
| US7308895B2 | 16 |
| US7401469B2 | 15 |
| US8280556B2 | 14 |
| US8020558B2 | 13 |
| US7976597B2 | 13 |
| US20160193438A1 | 13 |
In just 30 years, the firm has transformed from a bankrupt refrigerator manufacturer to a global leader in consumer electronics and home appliances, with a global brand known for the dependability of its cutting-edge innovations. “Haier has altered the plot”
Haier shifted from a waterfall R&D approach to an iterative approach, and created an open platform to help with the transition. Haier Innovation aspires to develop the zero-distance connection between global users and innovation resources, as well as to realise iteration of user experience rather than products.
Haier is known for introducing world-first products such as bottom-mounted (BMR) and French-door refrigerators with smart convertible sections, washing machines with innovations such as Self Clean Technology (SCT) and Near Zero Pressure (NZP), water heaters with shockproof technology, and many other customer-inspired innovations.
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What are Haier‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Haier Smart Home?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Haier Smart Home in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Haier Smart Home thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions
R&D Focus: How Haier Smart Home search focus changed over the years?
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