Thermal has a total of 183 patents globally, out of which 103 have been granted. Of these 183 patents, more than 22% patents are active. United States of America is where Thermal has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Thermal.
Thermal was founded in the year 2014. The Company designs and manufactures a broad industrial heating products line, including mica band heaters, cartridge heaters, ceramic band heaters and temperature sensors (thermocouples and RTD probes and sensors).
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Thermal which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Thermal patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Thermal patent portfolio.
How many patents does Thermal have?
Thermal has a total of 183 patents globally. These patents belong to 90 unique patent families. Out of 183 patents, 42 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Thermal 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 | Thermal Applications Filed | Thermal Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 12 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 |
| 2016 | – | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | – |
| 2014 | – | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 |
How many Thermal patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Thermal File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Thermal Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 125 |
| Europe | 12 |
| China | 10 |
| Australia | 6 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Thermal Patents Located?
10 Best Thermal Patents
US8100894B2 is the most popular patent in the Thermal portfolio. It has received 231 citations so far from companies like Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Ethicon Llc and Cilag Gmbh International.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Thermal:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8100894B2 | 231 |
| US20040035558A1 | 175 |
| US6536510B2 | 171 |
| US6828675B2 | 168 |
| US6578626B1 | 153 |
| US6657121B2 | 151 |
| US6533029B1 | 145 |
| US6804117B2 | 128 |
| US6889755B2 | 115 |
| US6883594B2 | 103 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Thermal patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Thermal invention. They couldn’t because Thermal had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 83 Thermal patents in 485 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Thermal patent portfolio are Asia Vital Components, Nec Corporation and IBM.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Thermal –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Thermal Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Asia Vital Components | 15 | 31 |
| Nec Corporation | 8 | 16 |
| IBM | 7 | 14 |
| Foxconn Technology | 12 | 24 |
| Lg Electronics | 5 | 12 |
| General Electric | 5 | 13 |
| Fujitsu Limited | 4 | 5 |
| Denso Corporation | 4 | 7 |
| The Boeing Company | 4 | 7 |
| Raytheon Company | 4 | 8 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Thermal Patents
Top Thermal Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US6880626B2 | 15 |
| US20040035558A1 | 11 |
| US6889755B2 | 10 |
| US7149087B2 | 10 |
| US7431071B2 | 9 |
| US6719039B2 | 9 |
| US6828675B2 | 9 |
| US6945317B2 | 8 |
| US6536510B2 | 8 |
| US7117930B2 | 7 |
| US7647961B2 | 7 |
| US6997245B2 | 7 |
| US6626233B1 | 7 |
| US6802362B2 | 7 |
| US6804117B2 | 6 |
What are Thermal key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Thermal?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Thermal