ShapeShift has a total of 21 patents globally, out of which 6 have been granted. Of these 21 patents, more than 33% patents are active. United States of America is where ShapeShift has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Korea (South) and Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of ShapeShift.
ShapeShift was founded in the year 2014. The Company designs and develops application software. The Company offers a tool that allows website owners to accept bitcoin payments and deposits.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of ShapeShift which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find ShapeShift patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over ShapeShift patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of ShapeShift have?
The founder Erik Voorhees has 13 patents.
How many patents does ShapeShift have?
ShapeShift has a total of 21 patents globally. These patents belong to 5 unique patent families. Out of 21 patents, 7 patents are active.
How Many Patents did ShapeShift 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 | ShapeShift Applications Filed | ShapeShift Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
| 2021 | – | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | – |
How many ShapeShift patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did ShapeShift File in Different Countries?
Countries in which ShapeShift Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 9 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Europe | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of ShapeShift Patents Located?
10 Best ShapeShift Patents
US20180089758A1 is the most popular patent in the ShapeShift portfolio. It has received 183 citations so far from companies like Dais Technology, IBM and Cadena, LLC.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of ShapeShift:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20180089758A1 | 183 |
| US20180089760A1 | 107 |
| US20180091316A1 | 98 |
| US20180089761A1 | 61 |
| WO2018058105A1 | 14 |
| US20200143471A1 | 11 |
| KR1020180101355A | 7 |
| US11210663B2 | 6 |
| US20200258159A1 | 4 |
| WO2018209190A1 | 3 |
What Percentage of ShapeShift US Patent Applications were Granted?
ShapeShift (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 9 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 3 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 33.33%.
Below are the key stats of ShapeShift patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for ShapeShift?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Scott A Sanderson | 9 | 33.33% |
10 Best ShapeShift Patents
| ShapeShift Patents | Title |
| US11210663B2 | Digital Asset Zero-Custody Switch |
| US11165589B2 | Trusted Agent Blockchain Oracle |
| US10740844B2 | System And Method Of Managing Trustless Asset Portfolios |
| EP3384448B1 | Systems And Methods For Improving Security In Blockchain-Asset Exchange |
| CN109089428B | Zero Custody Conversion Of Digital Assets |
| DE602016046025T2 | Systems And Procedures To Improve Security In Blockchain Assets Exchange |
| CA3006495A1 | Digital Asset Zero-Custody Switch |
| US20200258159A1 | System And Method Of Providing A Contract-Creator Application |
| US20200143471A1 | Decentralized Blockchain Oracle Price Discovery Platform With Bi-Directional Quotes |
| US20180091316A1 | System And Method Of Providing A Multi-Validator Oracle |
| US20180089761A1 | System And Method Of Providing A Leader-Follower Multi-Asset Portfolio |
| US20180089758A1 | System And Method Of Providing A Contract-Creator Application |
| US20180089760A1 | System And Method Of Providing A Multi-Asset Rebalancing Mechanism |
| WO2020097270A1 | Decentralized Blockchain Oracle Price Discovery Platform With Bi-Directional Quotes |
| WO2018209190A1 | Trusted Agent Blockchain Oracle |
| WO2018058105A1 | System And Method Of Managing Trustless Asset Portfolios |
| WO2018058108A1 | System And Method Of Providing A Multi-Asset Rebalancing Mechanism |
| AT1324319T | Systems And Procedures For Improving Security When Exchanging Blockchain Assets |
| JP2018536957A5 | Systems And Methods For Improving Security In Blockchain Asset Transactions |
| KR1020180101355A | Systems And Methods For Improving Security In Blockchain-Asset Exchange |
| SG11201804538UA | Systems And Methods For Improving Security In Blockchain-Asset Exchange |
What are ShapeShift key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by ShapeShift?
The chart below distributes patents filed by ShapeShift