A. O. Smith Patents – Key Insights and Stats

A. O. Smith has a total of 1903 patents globally, out of which 1284 have been granted. Of these 1903 patents, more than 58% patents are active. China is where A. O. Smith has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Canada, it has generated an annual revenue of $3.53 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D center of A. O. Smith.

A. O. Smith was founded in the year 1874 by Charles Jeremiah Smith as C. J. Smith and Sons. Company is doing business in manufacturing of both residential and commercial water heaters and boilers. As of April 2022, A. O. Smith has a market cap of $9.94 Billion.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of A. O. Smith which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find A. O. Smith patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over A. O. Smith patent portfolio.

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of A. O. Smith have?

The founder, Charles Jeremiah Smith has 0 patents. The CEO, Kevin J. Wheeler has 0 patents.

How many patents does A. O. Smith have?

A. O. Smith has a total of 1903 patents globally. These patents belong to 1266 unique patent families. Out of 1903 patents, 1107 patents are active.

How Many Patents did A. O. Smith File Every Year?

A. O. Smith Patent Filing Trend

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 GrantA. O. Smith Applications FiledA. O. Smith Patents Granted
20114665
20126555
20133361
20144560
201510267
2016106107
20179074
201810999
201990102
202074100
202179101
2022148

How many A. O. Smith patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

A. O. Smith Worldwide Legal Trends

How Many Patents did A. O. Smith File in Different Countries?

A. O. Smith Worldwide Filing in Top 10 Countries

Countries in which A. O. Smith Filed Patents

CountryPatents
China1053
United States Of America320
Canada148
India68
Europe51
Mexico50
Australia19
Germany15
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)11
Vietnam10
Brazil6
United Kingdom5
France4
Indonesia3
Spain3
Malaysia3
Poland2
Japan2
Austria2
Gulf Cooperation Council1
Portugal1
Hungary1
Argentina1
South Africa1
Ecuador1
Colombia1
Netherlands1
Korea (South)1
Honduras1
Israel1
Italy1

Where are Research Centers of A. O. Smith Patents Located?

A. O. Smith R&D Centers

10 Best A. O. Smith Patents

US6633726B2 is the most popular patent in the A. O. Smith portfolio. It has received 139 citations so far from companies like Rheem Manufacturing, Phillips, and Honeywell.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of A. O. Smith:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6633726B2139
US20030093186A1117
US6694926B2104
US6795644B2102
US20020000545A191
US7183741B274
US7117825B269
US6619951B265
US6428312B165
USRE37745E162

Which Companies are using A. O. Smith Patents to Advance their Research?

If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.

The top citing companies in the A. O. Smith patent portfolio are Haier, Rheem Manufacturing, and Bradford White.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Haier15
Rheem Manufacturing12
Bradford White6
Emerson Electric6
Regal Beloit America5
Noritz5
The Marley-Wylain4
Robert Bosch Gmbh3
Ademco Inc3
JPMorgan Chase3

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on A. O. Smith Patents

A. O. Smith patent portfolio

Top A. O. Smith Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US7346274B210
US6633726B27
US8111980B27
US8068727B26
US7574120B25
US6455820B25
US8061308B24
US8366014B24
US6795644B24
US8286594B24
US7421784B24
US7506617B24
US8844472B24
US7644686B23
US20090308332A13

What Percentage of A. O. Smith US Patent Applications were Granted?

A. O. Smith (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 138 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 128 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 93.43%.

Below are the key stats of A. O. Smith patent prosecution at the USPTO.

A. O. Smith patent portfolio

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for A. O. Smith?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationSuccess Rate
Michael Best & Friedrich Llp Regal Beloit7295.77%
Michael Best & Friedrich Llp Mke4791.49%
Dennison Associates580.00%
David R Price475.00%
Michael Best & Friedrich Llp Bemis3100.00%
Michael Best & Friedrich Llp A O Smith2100.00%
Michael P Mazza2100.00%
A O Smith Corporation1100.00%
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Llp East Coast1100.00%
Oppenheimer Wolff And Donnelly Llp1100.00%

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What are A. O. Smith key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by A. O. Smith?

The chart below distributes patents filed by A. O. Smith in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where A. O. Smith thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How A. O. Smith search focus changed over the years?

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