Affectiva has a total of 150 patents globally, out of which 48 have been granted. Of these 150 patents, more than 47% patents are active. The USA is where Affectiva has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Affectiva.
Affectiva was founded in the year 2009 by Rana el Kaliouby and Rosalind Picard. Company is a software company that builds artificial intelligence. By examining facial and voice expressions, the business says its AI can comprehend human emotions, cognitive processes, behaviours, and the things people use.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Affectiva which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Affectiva patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Affectiva patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Affectiva have?
The founders, Rana el Kaliouby (also CEO) and Rosalind Picard, have 197 and 64 patents respectively.
How many patents does Affectiva have?
Affectiva has a total of 150 patents globally. These patents belong to 3 unique patent families. Out of 150 patents, 71 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Affectiva 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 | Affectiva Applications Filed | Affectiva Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 24 | – |
| 2012 | 26 | 1 |
| 2013 | 13 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | 1 |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | 17 | 6 |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 |
| 2020 | 18 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | – | 5 |
How many Affectiva patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Affectiva File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Affectiva Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 108 |
| Europe | 6 |
| Japan | 5 |
| China | 5 |
| Korea (South) | 5 |
| Australia | 4 |
| Brazil | 4 |
Where are Research Centres of Affectiva Patents Located?
Of the 3 R&D Centres, all of them are located in the USA.
10 Best Affectiva Patents
US6633726B2 is the most popular patent in the Affectiva portfolio. It has received 136 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Samsung Electronics, and Apollo Group.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Affectiva:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20110301433A1 | 136 |
| US20170098122A1 | 109 |
| US20130245396A1 | 93 |
| US20120222057A1 | 70 |
| US20160191995A1 | 62 |
| US20150206000A1 | 56 |
| US20120124122A1 | 55 |
| US20110092780A1 | 54 |
| US20140081090A1 | 53 |
| US20150099987A1 | 46 |
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What are Affectiva’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Affectiva?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Affectiva in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Affectiva thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Affectiva’s search focus changed over the years?
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