Fortive has a total of 5616 patents globally, out of which 3486 have been granted. Of these 5616 patents, more than 47% patents are active. The United States of America is where Fortive has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Germany. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Fortive.
Fortive was founded in 2016. The Company operates as a diversified industrial growth company also focuses on professional instrumentation, automation, sensing, and transportation technologies. Fortive serves customers worldwide.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Fortive which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Fortive patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Fortive patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Fortive have?
The Founder and CEO Jim Lico have 0 patents.
How many patents does Fortive have?
Fortive has a total of 5616 patents globally. These patents belong to 2148 unique patent families. Out of 5616 patents, 2649 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Fortive 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 | Fortive Applications Filed | Fortive Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | 45 | 133 |
| 2021 | 115 | 220 |
| 2020 | 147 | 247 |
| 2019 | 247 | 242 |
| 2018 | 253 | 255 |
| 2017 | 310 | 196 |
| 2016 | 281 | 220 |
| 2015 | 275 | 173 |
| 2014 | 420 | 174 |
| 2013 | 371 | 188 |
| 2012 | 244 | 171 |
| 2011 | 261 | 170 |
How many Fortive patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Fortive File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Fortive Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1800 |
| Europe | 944 |
| Germany | 640 |
| China | 378 |
| Japan | 354 |
| United Kingdom | 180 |
| Canada | 145 |
| Australia | 135 |
| Taiwan | 114 |
| Austria | 83 |
| India | 76 |
| Brazil | 61 |
| Korea (South) | 58 |
| Spain | 34 |
| Mexico | 34 |
| France | 28 |
| Italy | 23 |
| Russia | 21 |
| Malaysia | 18 |
| New Zealand | 17 |
| Singapore | 12 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 10 |
| Denmark | 9 |
| Philippines | 6 |
| Norway | 5 |
| Eurasia | 5 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Israel | 2 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Argentina | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
Where are the Research Centers of Fortive Patents Located?
10 Best Fortive Patents
US6574603B1 is the most popular patent in the Fortive portfolio. It has received 372 citations so far from companies like Adidas, Toyota and Ford.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Fortive:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6574603B1 | 372 |
| US6422464B1 | 327 |
| US6535726B1 | 302 |
| US20030158897A1 | 243 |
| US6501435B1 | 236 |
| US6970924B1 | 230 |
| US20110238511A1 | 207 |
| US6354011B1 | 206 |
| US6462663B1 | 204 |
| US6789733B2 | 200 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Fortive patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Fortive invention. They couldn’t because Fortive had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 610 Fortive patents in 2898 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Fortive patent portfolio are Teledyne FLIR, Wayne Fueling Systems, and IBM.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Fortive –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Fortive Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Teledyne FLIR | 33 | 74 |
| Wayne Fueling Systems | 29 | 80 |
| IBM | 22 | 51 |
| General Electric | 17 | 51 |
| Samsung Electronics | 17 | 36 |
| Honeywell | 14 | 24 |
| Sony Corporation | 15 | 34 |
| Manufacturing Resources International Inc | 11 | 24 |
| Franklin Fueling Systems Llc | 10 | 27 |
| Panasonic | 10 | 15 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Fortive Patents
Top Fortive Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7877235B2 | 19 |
| US20130246171A1 | 19 |
| US8342407B2 | 17 |
| US7535002B2 | 17 |
| US6493440B2 | 15 |
| US7440871B2 | 11 |
| US20040182921A1 | 11 |
| US8822924B2 | 10 |
| US8032414B2 | 10 |
| US8531562B2 | 10 |
| US7538326B2 | 10 |
| US7924312B2 | 10 |
| US20090084840A1 | 10 |
| US8599264B2 | 9 |
| US7948376B2 | 9 |