S-Oil has a total of 100 patents globally, out of which 80 have been granted. Of these 100 patents, more than 80% patents are active. Korea (South) is where S-Oil has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and China. Parallelly, Korea (South) seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of S-Oil.
S-Oil was founded in the year 1976. The Company refines crude oil and sells petroleum and its related products. The Company mainly focuses on petroleum refining, petrochemical and lubricant business. Company’s major products are gasoline, bunker oil, kerosene, naphtha, lubricants, benzene, toluene and xylene. As of May 2023, the market cap of S-Oil is $6.31 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of S-Oil which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find S-Oil patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over S-Oil patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of S-Oil have?
The CEO Hussain A. Al-Qahtani has 0 patent.
How many patents does S-Oil have?
S-Oil has a total of 100 patents globally. These patents belong to 86 unique patent families. Out of 100 patents, 80 patents are active.
How Many Patents did S-Oil 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 | S-Oil Applications Filed | S-Oil Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 15 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 | 5 |
How many S-Oil patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did S-Oil File in Different Countries?
Countries in which S-Oil Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Korea (South) | 85 |
| United States Of America | 11 |
| China | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of S-Oil Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the S-Oil patents is the Korea (South).
10 Best S-Oil Patents
KR101174099B1 is the most popular patent in the S-Oil portfolio. It has received 15 citations so far from companies like Uop Llc and Hyundai Motor.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of S-Oil:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| KR101174099B1 | 15 |
| US6663961B2 | 10 |
| KR1020040016514A | 8 |
| US20110071062A1 | 7 |
| KR1020040058701A | 4 |
| US10428280B2 | 3 |
| KR101568119B1 | 3 |
| KR101439839B1 | 3 |
| KR101424680B1 | 3 |
| KR101201518B1 | 3 |
What are S-Oil key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by S-Oil?
The chart below distributes patents filed by S-Oil