FaceTec has a total of 40 patents globally, out of which 22 have been granted. Of these 40 patents, more than 82% patents are active. United States of America is where FaceTec has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of FaceTec.
FaceTec was founded in the year 2013. The company’s line of business includes providing computer programming services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of FaceTec which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find FaceTec patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over FaceTec patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of FaceTec have?
The CEO Kevin Alan Tussy has 43 patents.
How many patents does FaceTec have?
FaceTec has a total of 40 patents globally. These patents belong to 9 unique patent families. Out of 40 patents, 33 patents are active.
How Many Patents did FaceTec File Every Year?
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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 | FaceTec Applications Filed | FaceTec Patents Granted |
2023 | – | 8 |
2022 | 6 | 1 |
2021 | 4 | 3 |
2020 | 12 | 5 |
2019 | 7 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 2 |
2016 | 2 | 1 |
2015 | 4 | 1 |
2014 | 3 | – |
How many FaceTec patents are Alive/Dead?
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How Many Patents did FaceTec File in Different Countries?
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Countries in which FaceTec Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
United States Of America | 26 |
Japan | 4 |
Canada | 2 |
Mexico | 1 |
Brazil | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Europe | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of FaceTec Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the FaceTec patents is the United States of America.
10 Best FaceTec Patents
US20140294257A1 is the most popular patent in the FaceTec portfolio. It has received 144 citations so far from companies like Samsung Electronics, Google and Sony Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of FaceTec:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
US20140294257A1 | 144 |
US20140351163A1 | 73 |
US9953149B2 | 70 |
USD763872S1 | 45 |
US20150227780A1 | 28 |
US10803160B2 | 20 |
US11256792B2 | 13 |
USD813264S1 | 13 |
US10614204B2 | 12 |
US10262126B2 | 12 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to FaceTec patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to FaceTec invention. They couldn’t because FaceTec had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 13 FaceTec patents in 192 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the FaceTec patent portfolio are Wells Fargo, IBM and Nec Corp.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing FaceTec –
Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing FaceTec Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
Wells Fargo | 6 | 11 |
IBM | 6 | 7 |
Nec Corp | 5 | 8 |
Visa International Service Association | 4 | 8 |
Advanced New Technologies | 4 | 6 |
Mastercard | 3 | 4 |
Daon Enterprises Limited | 3 | 12 |
Samsung Electronics | 2 | 5 |
Cisco Technology | 2 | 2 |
2 | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on FaceTec Patents
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Top FaceTec Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
US9953149B2 | 48 |
US20140294257A1 | 19 |
US20140351163A1 | 8 |
US10614204B2 | 7 |
US11256792B2 | 7 |
US10915618B2 | 6 |
US10698995B2 | 5 |
US11657132B2 | 3 |
US10262126B2 | 3 |
US10803160B2 | 2 |
US11562055B2 | 1 |
US11157606B2 | 1 |
US11574036B2 | 1 |
What Percentage of FaceTec US Patent Applications were Granted?
FaceTec (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 22 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 11 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 73.33%.
Below are the key stats of FaceTec patent prosecution at the USPTO.
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Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for FaceTec?
Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
Weide & Miller Ltd | 21 | 78.57% |
Perkins Coie Llp Pao General | 1 | 0.00% |
List of FaceTec Patents
FaceTec Patents | Title |
US11727098B2 | Method And Apparatus For User Verification With Blockchain Data Storage |
US11693938B2 | Facial Recognition Authentication System Including Path Parameters |
USD987653S1 | Display Screen Or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface |
US11657132B2 | Method And Apparatus To Dynamically Control Facial Illumination |
US11574036B2 | Method And System To Verify Identity |
US11562055B2 | Method To Verify Identity Using A Previously Collected Biometric Image/Data |
US11256792B2 | Method And Apparatus For Creation And Use Of Digital Identification |
US11157606B2 | Facial Recognition Authentication System Including Path Parameters |
US10915618B2 | Method To Add Remotely Collected Biometric Images / Templates To A Database Record Of Personal Information |
US10803160B2 | Method To Verify And Identify Blockchain With User Question Data |
US10776471B2 | Facial Recognition Authentication System Including Path Parameters |
US10698995B2 | Method To Verify Identity Using A Previously Collected Biometric Image/Data |
US10614204B2 | Facial Recognition Authentication System Including Path Parameters |
US10262126B2 | Facial Recognition Authentication System Including Path Parameters |
US9953149B2 | Facial Recognition Authentication System Including Path Parameters |
USD813264S1 | Display Screen Or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface |
USD763872S1 | Display Screen Or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface |
US20230073410A1 | Facial Recognition And/Or Authentication System With Monitored And/Or Controlled Camera Cycling |
US20230031087A1 | Method And System To Autonomously Authenticate And Validate Users Using A Node Server And Database |
US20220147605A1 | Method And Apparatus For Creation And Use Of Digital Identification |
US20220043896A1 | Facial Recognition Authentication System Including Path Parameters |
US20210182373A1 | Method To Add Remotely Collected Biometric Images Or Templates To A Database Record Of Personal Information |
EP4014139A4 | Method And Apparatus For Creation And Use Of Digital Identification |
WO2023064601A1 | Method And System To Autonomously Authenticate And Validate Users Using A Node Server And Database |
WO2023039003A1 | Facial Recognition And/Or Authentication System With Monitored And/Or Controlled Camera Cycling |
JP7274532B2 | Methods For Enrolling And Authenticating Users In Authentication Systems, Face Authentication Systems, And Methods For Authenticating Users In Authentication Systems |
JP6938697B2 | Methods For Enrolling And Authenticating Users In Authentication Systems, Face Authentication Systems, And Methods For Authenticating Users In Authentication Systems |
JP6663188B2 | Methods For Enrolling And Authenticating Users In Authentication Systems, Face Authentication Systems, And Methods For Authenticating Users In Authentication Systems |
CA3149808C | Method And Apparatus For Creation And Use Of Digital Identification |
CA3180536A1 | Method And Apparatus For Creation And Use Of Digital Identification |
AU2020330597A1 | Method And Apparatus For Creation And Use Of Digital Identification |
MX2022001816A | Method And Apparatus For Creation And Use Of Digital Identification. |
BR102019001478A2 | Method To Verify Identity Using Previously Collected Image/Biometric Data |
US20170053175A1 | System And Method For Validating Three-Dimensional Objects |
US20150227780A1 | Method And Apparatus For Determining Identity And Programing Based On Image Features |
US20140351163A1 | System And Method For Personalized Delivery Verification |
US20140294257A1 | Methods And Systems For Obtaining Information Based On Facial Identification |
WO2022066955A1 | Method To Verify Identity Using A Previously Collected Biometric Image/Data |
WO2021030634A1 | Method And Apparatus For Creation And Use Of Digital Identification |
JP1524851S | Packaging Container |
What are FaceTec key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by FaceTec?
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The chart below distributes patents filed by FaceTec