USG Corporation has a total of 6440 patents globally, out of which 3483 have been granted. Of these 6440 patents, more than 47% patents are active. The United States of America is where USG Corporation has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Mexico. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of USG Corporation.
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Do read about some of the most popular patents of USG Corporation which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find USG Corporation patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over USG Corporation patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of USG Corporation have?
The CEO Christopher R. Griffin have 0 patents.
How many patents does USG Corporation have?
USG Corporation has a total of 6440 patents globally. These patents belong to 1146 unique patent families. Out of 6440 patents, 3035 patents are active.
How Many Patents did USG Corporation 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 | USG Applications Filed | USG Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 1 | 54 |
| 2022 | 36 | 182 |
| 2021 | 69 | 221 |
| 2020 | 160 | 266 |
| 2019 | 292 | 273 |
| 2018 | 252 | 301 |
| 2017 | 386 | 252 |
| 2016 | 339 | 284 |
| 2015 | 324 | 200 |
| 2014 | 408 | 180 |
| 2013 | 517 | 202 |
| 2012 | 330 | 150 |
| 2011 | 369 | 203 |
How many USG Corporation patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did USG Corporation File in Different Countries?
Countries in which USG Corporation Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 776 |
| Canada | 482 |
| Mexico | 448 |
| Europe | 348 |
| Japan | 297 |
| Australia | 285 |
| China | 215 |
| India | 213 |
| Brazil | 212 |
| Malaysia | 199 |
| Argentina | 188 |
| Korea (South) | 185 |
| Germany | 176 |
| Taiwan | 175 |
| Chile | 158 |
| New Zealand | 139 |
| Russia | 137 |
| Viet Nam | 129 |
| Indonesia | 103 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 102 |
| Spain | 78 |
| South Africa | 77 |
| Poland | 76 |
| Colombia | 75 |
| Ukraine | 71 |
| Norway | 71 |
| Peru | 70 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 70 |
| Israel | 65 |
| Saudi Arabia | 53 |
| Denmark | 46 |
| Portugal | 30 |
| Croatia | 25 |
| Singapore | 22 |
| Turkey | 19 |
| Austria | 17 |
| Costa Rica | 16 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 |
| Philippines | 15 |
| Hungary | 13 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 |
| Africa | 12 |
| Thailand | 12 |
| Italy | 11 |
| Lithuania | 10 |
| Uruguay | 7 |
| Slovakia | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Egypt | 4 |
| Slovenia | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Serbia | 4 |
| Tunisia | 2 |
| Albania | 2 |
| Romania | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 1 |
| San Marino | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Brunei | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Eurasia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of USG Corporation Patents Located?
10 Best USG Corporation Patents
US6632550B1 is the most popular patent in the USG Corporation portfolio. It has received 384 citations so far from companies like Serious Materials Inc, Basf and Serious Energy, Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of USG Corporation:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6632550B1 | 384 |
| US6620487B1 | 266 |
| US6874930B2 | 226 |
| US6641658B1 | 206 |
| US6815049B2 | 155 |
| US8038790B1 | 144 |
| US6800131B2 | 144 |
| US6869474B2 | 127 |
| US6822033B2 | 125 |
| US6986812B2 | 115 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to USG Corporation patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to USG Corporation invention. They couldn’t because USG Corporation had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 217 USG Corporation patents in 978 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the USG Corporation patent portfolio are Saint-Gobain, Halliburton Energy Services and Gold Bond Building Products Llc.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing USG Corporation –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing USG Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Saint-Gobain | 12 | 27 |
| Halliburton Energy Services Inc | 10 | 27 |
| Gold Bond Building Products Llc | 10 | 54 |
| Yoshino Gypsum Co Ltd | 10 | 28 |
| Worthington Armstrong Venture | 10 | 16 |
| Basf | 10 | 22 |
| Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Llc | 8 | 21 |
| Dow Global Technologies Inc | 7 | 10 |
| The Gillette Company Llc | 6 | 25 |
| Boral Ip Holdings Llc | 5 | 14 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on USG Corporation Patents
Top USG Corporation Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9890082B2 | 11 |
| US8366823B2 | 10 |
| US8038790B1 | 8 |
| US6767647B2 | 8 |
| US7732032B2 | 8 |
| US8205341B2 | 7 |
| US9321681B2 | 7 |
| US7670427B2 | 7 |
| US8070878B2 | 6 |
| US6869474B2 | 6 |
| US7845130B2 | 6 |
| US8519016B2 | 5 |
| US8070895B2 | 5 |
| US8062741B2 | 5 |
| US20090024628A1 | 5 |
What Percentage of USG Corporation US Patent Applications were Granted?
USG Corporation (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 568 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 443 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 85.8%.
Below are the key stats of USG Corporation patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for USG Corporation?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Usg Corporation | 152 | 98.03% |
| Greer Burns & Crain | 109 | 60.00% |
| Leydig Voit & Mayer | 81 | 76.81% |
| Vorys Sater Seymour And Pease | 80 | 88.71% |
| Samuel Kurlandsky | 10 | 100.00% |
| 3M Innovative Properties Company | 9 | 100.00% |
| Michael M Geoffrey | 9 | 100.00% |
| Robert M Didrick | 9 | 100.00% |
| John M Lorenzen | 8 | 100.00% |
| Marshall Gerstein & Borun | 8 | 62.50% |
What are USG Corporation key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by USG Corporation?
The chart below distributes patents filed by USG Corporation