Acorns has a total of 26 patents globally, out of which 22 have been granted. Of these 26 patents, more than 88% patents are active. United States of America is where Acorns has filed the maximum number of patents. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Acorns.
Acorns was founded in the year 2012. A financial app that automates micro-investments by rounding up spare change from everyday purchases into a managed portfolio of index funds. It also offers debit cards, checking, investment, and retirement accounts for easy daily investing.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Acorns which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Acorns patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Acorns patent portfolio.
How many patents does Acorns have?
Acorns has a total of 26 patents globally. These patents belong to 8 unique patent families. Out of 26 patents, 23 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Acorns 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 | Acorns Applications Filed | Acorns Patents Granted |
| 2024 | – | 1 |
| 2023 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | – |
| 2015 | 2 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | – |
How many Acorns patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Acorns File in Different Countries?
All the Patents were filed by Acorns in the United States of America.
Where are Research Centres of Acorns Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Acorns patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Acorns Patents
US7502758B2 is the most popular patent in the Acorns portfolio. It has received 97 citations so far from companies like Jpmorgan Chase Bank, Bank One Corporation and The Pnc Financial Services Group.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Acorns:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7502758B2 | 97 |
| USD928190S1 | 86 |
| USD785640S1 | 63 |
| USD834595S1 | 31 |
| USD927521S1 | 30 |
| US9734536B2 | 30 |
| USD927509S1 | 29 |
| USD792890S1 | 29 |
| US8781906B2 | 25 |
| USD969818S1 | 21 |
List of Acorns Patents
| Acorns Patents | Title |
| US12026779B2 | Systems and methods for creating excess funds from retail transactions and apportioning those funds into investments |
| US11567655B2 | Secure signature creation on a secondary device |
| US11348179B2 | Point of sale computer-implemented investment management technology |
| USD969818S1 | Mobile device screen with graphical user interface |
| USD972577S1 | Mobile device screen with a graphical user interface |
| US10937097B1 | Systems and methods for creating excess funds from retail transactions and apportioning those funds into investments |
| USD917504S1 | Display screen or portion thereof with a financial data graphical user interface |
| USD927521S1 | Mobile device screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface |
| USD927508S1 | Mobile device screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface |
| USD927509S1 | Mobile device screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface |
| USD928190S1 | Mobile device screen or portion thereof with an animated graphical user interface |
| USD928799S1 | Mobile device screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface |
| US11176614B1 | Systems and methods for creating excess funds from retail transactions and apportioning those funds into investments |
| US10521862B2 | Systems and methods for managing consumer transaction-based investments |
| USD815121S1 | Display screen or portion thereof with a financial data graphical user interface |
| USD832863S1 | Mobile device screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface |
| USD834595S1 | Display screen or portion thereof with a financial data graphical user interface |
| USD785640S1 | Mobile device screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface |
| US9734536B2 | Systems and methods for managing consumer transaction-based investments |
| USD792890S1 | Display screen or portion therof with a financial data graphical user interface |
| US8781906B2 | Systems and methods for managing consumer transaction-based investments |
| US20230048957A1 | Point of sale computer-implemented investment management technology |
| US20220188933A1 | Systems and methods for creating excess funds from retail transactions and apportioning those funds into investments |
| US7502758B2 | Creation and distribution of excess funds, deposits, and payments |
| US20190180364A1 | Method and system for efficient switching of direct deposit payment destination account |
| WO2019118249A1 | Method and system for efficient switching of direct deposit payment destination account |
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What are Acorns key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Acorns?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Acorns in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Acorns thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Acorns search focus changed over the years?
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