Adaptec has a total of 127 patents globally, out of which 70 have been granted. Of these 127 patents, more than 1% patents are active. The United States of America is where Adaptec has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Adaptec.
Adaptec formerly known as Microsemi was founded in 1981. Adaptec provides cutting-edge data storage technology and software. In order to meet many of the most important applications in data storage, it provides technologies and applications that are backed by significant storage and system OEMs, system integrators, system builders, and value-added resellers.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Adaptec which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Adaptec patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Adaptec patent portfolio.
How many patents do the Founder and CEO of Adaptec have?
The Founder Larry Boucher have 0 patents, Srikanth Tirumala have 0 patents and CEO Ganesh Moorthy have 0 patents.
How many patents does Adaptec have?
Adaptec has a total of 127 patents globally. These patents belong to 89 unique patent families. Out of 127 patents, 2 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Adaptec 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 | Adaptec Applications Filed | Adaptec Patents Granted |
| 2016 | – | 1 |
| 2011 | – | 1 |
| 2010 | – | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | – | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 20 |
| 2005 | 14 | 13 |
| 2004 | 15 | 7 |
| 2003 | 30 | 4 |
How many Adaptec patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Adaptec File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Adaptec Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 78 |
| Europe | 12 |
| Australia | 10 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Austria | 2 |
| Singapore | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Adaptec Patents Located?
10 Best Adaptec Patents
US6901493B1 is the most popular patent in the Adaptec portfolio. It has received 238 citations so far from companies like Acer, HP, Storage Appliance Corp.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Adaptec:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6901493B1 | 238 |
| US6738821B1 | 209 |
| US7103626B1 | 192 |
| US7058723B2 | 104 |
| US7043610B2 | 95 |
| US7225243B1 | 68 |
| US7043643B1 | 66 |
| US7010624B1 | 64 |
| US7031904B1 | 59 |
| US6651117B1 | 52 |
What are Adaptec key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Adaptec?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Adaptec