Pentair has a total of 2634 patents globally, out of which 1634 have been granted. Of these 2634 patents, more than 42% patents are active. United States of America is where Pentair has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Pentair.
Pentair was founded in 1966 by Murray J. Harpole. Pentair is a global water company, delivering a range of smart, sustainable water solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, infrastructure and agriculture applications. The Company’s solutions enable people, businesses and industries to access clean, safe water, reduce water consumption, and recover and reuse it. As of March 2022, Pentair has a market cap of $8.91 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Pentair which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Pentair patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Pentair patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Pentair have?
The CEO, John L. Stauch have 4 patents.
How many patents does Pentair have?
Pentair has a total of 2634 patents globally. These patents belong to 877 unique patent families. Out of 2634 patents, 1128 patents are active.
How many Pentair patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Pentair 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 | Pentair Applications Filed | Pentair Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 142 | 94 |
| 2012 | 126 | 74 |
| 2013 | 134 | 102 |
| 2014 | 176 | 141 |
| 2015 | 113 | 113 |
| 2016 | 88 | 110 |
| 2017 | 59 | 114 |
| 2018 | 62 | 88 |
| 2019 | 74 | 80 |
| 2020 | 62 | 66 |
| 2021 | 43 | 93 |
| 2022 | – | 9 |
How Many Patents did Pentair File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Pentair Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 670 |
| Europe | 275 |
| China | 196 |
| Australia | 168 |
| Germany | 146 |
| Canada | 121 |
| Korea (South) | 85 |
| India | 79 |
| Spain | 73 |
| Mexico | 66 |
| Japan | 60 |
| Austria | 53 |
| Brazil | 43 |
| Denmark | 39 |
| New Zealand | 26 |
| United Kingdom | 25 |
| South Africa | 22 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 18 |
| Portugal | 18 |
| Poland | 18 |
| Netherlands | 16 |
| Argentina | 15 |
| Indonesia | 15 |
| Singapore | 15 |
| Malaysia | 13 |
| Eurasia | 13 |
| Russian Federation | 13 |
| Chile | 12 |
| Israel | 9 |
| Viet Nam | 8 |
| Norway | 7 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Colombia | 5 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
| Slovenia | 4 |
| Italy | 4 |
| Egypt | 3 |
| France | 3 |
| African Region | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Macao | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Pentair Patents Located?
10 Best Pentair Patents
US20150226220A1 is the most popular patent in the Pentair portfolio. It has received 167 citations so far from companies like True Velocity Inc and Kriwan Industrie-Elektronik Gmbh.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Pentair:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20150226220A1 | 167 |
| US6623245B2 | 164 |
| US6354341B1 | 138 |
| US6712497B2 | 136 |
| US7083392B2 | 123 |
| US7874808B2 | 104 |
| US6534947B2 | 104 |
| US6508859B1 | 100 |
| US6623154B1 | 94 |
| US6379025B1 | 88 |
Patents acquired by Pentair
Pentair has acquired 17 patents from other companies which are not associated with Pentair.
Below the table shows the patent acquisition of Pentair –
| Company | Patents Families |
| Essef Corporation | 4 |
| Hypro Corporation | 4 |
| Pool Patch Llc | 3 |
| Shasta Industries Inc | 1 |
| Tyco Flow Control Pacific Pty Limited | 1 |
| Spx Corporation | 1 |
| Aspen Research Ltd | 1 |
| Kbk Technologies Inc | 1 |
| Poromedia Gmbh | 1 |
Which Companies are using Pentair 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 Pentair patent portfolio are Regal Beloit America Inc, Bank of America and Zodiac Pool Systems Llc.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Regal Beloit America Inc | 20 |
| Bank Of America | 16 |
| Zodiac Pool Systems Llc | 12 |
| Danfoss Power Electronics As | 9 |
| Hayward Industries Inc | 6 |
| Xylem Ip Holdings Llc | 6 |
| Flow Control Llc | 6 |
| Gm Global Technology Operations Llc | 6 |
| Utc Aerospace Systems | 5 |
| Mann+Hummel | 5 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Pentair Patents
Top Pentair Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8540493B2 | 22 |
| US7854597B2 | 16 |
| US7294262B2 | 16 |
| US7686589B2 | 14 |
| US7513996B2 | 12 |
| US6712497B2 | 10 |
| US8043070B2 | 9 |
| US7695613B2 | 8 |
| US7083392B2 | 8 |
| US7874808B2 | 8 |
| US8579600B2 | 7 |
| US8449267B2 | 7 |
| US8019479B2 | 7 |
| US7954508B2 | 6 |
| US8469675B2 | 6 |
EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS COMING SOON!
What are Pentair‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Pentair?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Pentair in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Pentair thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Pentair search focus changed over the years?
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