Sysco has a total of 80 patents globally, out of which 37 have been granted. Of these 80 patents, more than 70% patents are active. United States of America is where Sysco has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and China. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Sysco.
Sysco was founded in 1969 by John F. Baugh, Harry Rosenthal and Herbert Irving. Sysco distributes food and related products primarily to the foodservice industry. The Company also distributes personal care guest amenities, housekeeping supplies, room accessories, and textiles to the lodging industry. As of February 2022, Sysco has a market cap of $41.73 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Sysco which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Sysco patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Sysco patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Sysco have?
The CEO, Kevin Hourican have 0 patents.
How many patents does Sysco have?
Sysco has a total of 80 patents globally. These patents belong to 28 unique patent families. Out of 80 patents, 56 patents are active.
How many Sysco patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Sysco 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 | Sysco Applications Filed | Sysco Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | – |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 24 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 |
| 2018 | 9 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 |
How Many Patents did Sysco File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Sysco Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 40 |
| Canada | 8 |
| China | 7 |
| Europe | 7 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Sysco Patents Located?
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What are Sysco‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Sysco?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Sysco in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Sysco thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Sysco search focus changed over the years?
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