Assurant has a total of 237 patents globally, out of which 74 have been granted. Of these 237 patents, more than 64% patents are active. United States of America is where Assurant has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and Europ. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Assurant.
Assurant was founded in 1892. Assurant provides housing and lifestyle solutions that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. The Company offers mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, and vehicle protection, as well as pre-funded funeral, renters, and lender-placed homeowners insurance. Assurant serves customers worldwide. As of March 2022, Assurant has a market cap of $9.43 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Assurant which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Assurant patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Assurant patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Assurant have?
The CEO, Keith W Demmings have 0 patents.
How many patents does Assurant have?
Assurant has a total of 237 patents globally. These patents belong to 60 unique patent families. Out of 237 patents, 154 patents are active.
How many Assurant patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Assurant 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 | Assurant Applications Filed | Assurant Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 5 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 |
| 2013 | 25 | 4 |
| 2014 | 25 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | 1 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1 |
| 2018 | 11 | 8 |
| 2019 | 23 | 7 |
| 2020 | 28 | 24 |
| 2021 | 11 | 14 |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
How Many Patents did Assurant File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Assurant Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 71 |
| Japan | 24 |
| Europe | 23 |
| Canada | 14 |
| Korea (South) | 11 |
| Brazil | 9 |
| Mexico | 9 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 8 |
| China | 7 |
| India | 7 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Australia | 5 |
| Chile | 4 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Peru | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 2 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Assurant Patents Located?
10 Best Assurant Patents
US7062031B2 is the most popular patent in the Assurant portfolio. It has received 249 citations so far from companies like The Resource Group International Ltd, Avaya Inc and Afiniti Europe Technologies Limited.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Assurant:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7062031B2 | 249 |
| US7050566B2 | 223 |
| US7593521B2 | 178 |
| US20040122697A1 | 89 |
| US20100145734A1 | 79 |
| US20060116903A1 | 73 |
| US20100228651A1 | 57 |
| US20080015523A1 | 49 |
| US20130276124A1 | 47 |
| US20080215076A1 | 42 |
What Percentage of Assurant US Patent Applications were Granted?
Assurant (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 52 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 23 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 57.5%.
Below are the key stats of Assurant patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Assurant?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Alston & Bird Llp | 38 | 57.14% |
| Brient Ip Law Llc | 3 | 66.67% |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Llp | 2 | 0.00% |
| Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | 2 | 50.00% |
| Ip Group | 1 | 100.00% |
| Moss & Barnett Pa | 1 | 100.00% |
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What are Assurant‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Assurant?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Assurant in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Assurant thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Assurant search focus changed over the years?
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