ADRF has a total of 16 patents globally, out of which 14 have been granted. Of these 16 patents, more than 87% patents are active. The United States of America is where ADRF has filed the maximum number of patents. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of ADRF.
ADRF is subpart of Altria was founded in 1999. The Company provides in-building equipment and services that improve wireless coverage. The Company offers distributed antenna system, RF repeaters and antenna solutions.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of ADRF which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find ADRF patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over ADRF patent portfolio.
How many patents does ADRF have?
ADRF has a total of 16 patents globally. These patents belong to 14 unique patent families. Out of 16 patents, 14 patents are active.
How Many Patents did ADRF 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 | ADRF Applications Filed | ADRF Patents Granted |
| 2020 | – | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | – | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | – |
| 2012 | 2 | – |
How many ADRF patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did ADRF File in Different Countries?
All the Patents were filed by ADRF in the United States of America.
Where are Research Centers of ADRF Patents Located?
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to ADRF patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to ADRF invention. They couldn’t because ADRF had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 6 ADRF patents in 39 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the ADRF patent portfolio are Solid, Corning and Huawei.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing ADRF –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing ADRF Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Solid | 5 | 13 |
| Corning | 5 | 8 |
| Huawei | 2 | 3 |
| Axell Wireless | 2 | 2 |
| John Mezzalingua | 1 | 2 |
| Toshiba | 1 | 4 |
| Charter Communications | 1 | 2 |
| Wilmington Trust | 1 | 1 |
| Amoesolu | 1 | 1 |
| Oppo | 1 | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on ADRF Patents
Top ADRF Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9374187B2 | 9 |
| US9603032B2 | 4 |
| US9306669B2 | 3 |
| US9179501B2 | 3 |
| US20130208680A1 | 1 |
| US10742270B1 | 1 |
What Percentage of ADRF US Patent Applications were Granted?
ADRF (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 15 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 13 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 86.67%.
Below are the key stats of ADRF patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for ADRF?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie | 15 | 86.67% |
List of ADRF Patents
| ADRF Patents | Title |
| US10742270B1 | Distributed Antenna System For Commercial Telephone And Wi-Fi Service |
| US10735095B1 | Distributed Antenna System For Massive Mimo Signals With One Fiber Optic Cable |
| US10305575B2 | Mobile Telecommunication Repeater For Canceling Feedback Signals |
| US10123282B2 | Distributed Antenna System Interface Tray |
| US10085238B2 | Method For Setting A Filter Coefficient For A Communication System |
| US10084543B2 | Analog Optical Repeater And Single Optical Line Transmitting Method For Multi-Band Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (Mimo) |
| US10056966B2 | Interference Cancellation Repeater And Repeating Method |
| US9979461B2 | Rf Repeater |
| US9826507B2 | Method For Setting A Filter Coefficient For A Communication System |
| US9603032B2 | System And Method For Automatically Measuring Uplink Noise Level Of Distributed Antenna System |
| US9485024B2 | Auto Commissioning For Optic Distributed Antenna System |
| US9374187B2 | Distributed Antenna System And Method |
| US9306669B2 | Optic Distributed Antenna System Supporting Multi-Band Multi-Carrier Service Over A Reduced Number Of Optic Core Lines |
| US9179501B2 | Multi-Carrier Integration Apparatus For Distributed Antenna System |
| US20140328419A1 | Method For Setting A Filter Coefficient For A Communication System |
| US20130208680A1 | Method For Setting A Filter Coefficient For A Communication System |
What are ADRF key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by ADRF?
The chart below distributes patents filed by ADRF