United Natural Foods has a total of 12 patents globally, out of which 5 have been granted. Of these 12 patents, more than 16% patents are active. United States of America is where United Natural Foods has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and Europe, it has generated an annual revenue of $27.16 billion in the year 2020. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of United Natural Foods.
United Natural Foods was founded in the year 1976 by Michael Funk. Company is doing business in wholesale distributing of health and specialty food in the United States and Canada. As of January 2022, United Natural Foods has a market cap of $472.94 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of United Natural Foods which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find United Natural Foods’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over United Natural Foods’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of United Natural Foods have?
The Founder, Michael Funk has 0 patents and the CEO, Sandy Douglas has 0 patents.
How many patents does United Natural Foods have?
United Natural Foods has a total of 12 patents globally. These patents belong to 6 unique patent families. Out of 12 patents, 2 patents are active.
How many United Natural Foods patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did United Natural Foods 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 | United Natural Foods Applications Filed | United Natural Foods Patents Granted |
| 2011 | – | – |
| 2012 | – | – |
| 2013 | – | 1 |
| 2014 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2017 | 2 | – |
How Many Patents did United Natural Foods File in Different Countries?
Countries in which United Natural Foods Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 8 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Europe | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of United Natural Foods Patents Located?
List Of United Natural Foods Patents
| United Natural Foods Patents | Title |
| US8474096B2 | Truck and trailer door safety device |
| US7762526B2 | Pendulum valve having independently and rapidly controllable theta-and z-axis motion |
| US6814096B2 | Pressure controller and method |
| US6612331B2 | Pressure controller and method |
| US6289932B1 | Dual port soft start valve |
| US20180266567A1 | Energized PTFE seal for butterfly valve |
| US20090194728A1 | Wide-Body Pneumatic Valve having Internalized Valve Actuator |
| US20040159354A1 | Applications for closed-loop motor control |
| EP1419427A2 | Improved pressure controller and method |
| WO2018169559A1 | Energized PTFE seal for butterfly valve |
| WO2002048813A3 | Improved pressure controller and method |
| AU2002229013A1 | Improved pressure controller and method |