Cargill has a total of 8290 patents globally, out of which 2917 have been granted. Of these 8290 patents, more than 40% patents are active. USA is where Cargill has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada, it has generated an annual revenue of $134 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, India seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Cargill.
Cargill was founded in the year 1865 by William Wallace Cargill. Company is a Minnesota-based privately held American global food enterprise. Cargill has a market valuation of somewhere between $30 to $40 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Cargill which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Cargill’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Cargill’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Cargill have?
The founder, William Wallace Cargill, has 0 patents. The CEO, David W. MacLennan, has 0 patents.
How many patents does Cargill have?
Cargill has a total of 8290 patents globally. These patents belong to 1805 unique patent families. Out of 8290 patents, 3333 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Cargill 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 | Cargill Applications Filed | Cargill Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 479 | 119 |
| 2012 | 252 | 177 |
| 2013 | 401 | 166 |
| 2014 | 359 | 177 |
| 2015 | 265 | 119 |
| 2016 | 433 | 169 |
| 2017 | 252 | 153 |
| 2018 | 366 | 181 |
| 2019 | 232 | 152 |
| 2020 | 167 | 161 |
| 2021 | 103 | 147 |
| 2022 | – | 41 |
How many Cargill patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Cargill File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Cargill Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1463 |
| Europe (EPO) | 1003 |
| Canada | 596 |
| China | 489 |
| Brazil | 468 |
| Australia | 428 |
| Japan | 387 |
| Germany | 333 |
| Mexico | 261 |
| Spain | 185 |
| India | 176 |
| Russia | 135 |
| Austria | 127 |
| Denmark | 125 |
| Korea (South) | 125 |
| Poland | 108 |
| Argentina | 103 |
| Indonesia | 95 |
| Malaysia | 93 |
| United Kingdom | 56 |
| Norway | 54 |
| Chile | 52 |
| Portugal | 52 |
| South Africa | 48 |
| Singapore | 41 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 40 |
| Viet Nam | 28 |
| New Zealand | 26 |
| Colombia | 26 |
| Taiwan | 20 |
| Slovenia | 18 |
| Hungary | 17 |
| Philippines | 16 |
| Israel | 16 |
| Peru | 14 |
| Costa Rica | 13 |
| Turkey | 9 |
| Finland | 9 |
| Ecuador | 6 |
| Uruguay | 5 |
| Lithuania | 5 |
| Africa | 4 |
| Morocco | 4 |
| Croatia | 4 |
| Nicaragua | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 3 |
| Ukraine | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Cyprus | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Egypt | 2 |
| Brunei | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Cuba | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 |
| Panama | 1 |
| Bolivia | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Macao | 1 |
Where are the Research Centres of Cargill Patents Located?
10 Best Cargill Patents
US6506873B1 is the most popular patent in the Cargill portfolio. It has received 291 citations so far from companies like P&G, 3M Innovative Properties, and Hyundai.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Cargill:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6506873B1 | 291 |
| US6537750B1 | 246 |
| US6485947B1 | 245 |
| US7186541B2 | 185 |
| US7393676B2 | 172 |
| WO2008027742A1 | 166 |
| WO2002090312A1 | 158 |
| WO2010056225A1 | 151 |
| WO2009140394A1 | 150 |
| US20050106305A1 | 148 |
Which Companies are using Cargill 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 Cargill patent portfolio are Evonik Operations, OPX Biotechnologies, and Kraft Foods.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Evonik Operations | 26 |
| OPX Biotechnologies | 26 |
| Kraft Foods | 25 |
| CoBank | 23 |
| Nestec | 22 |
| Procter & Gamble | 22 |
| Conopco | 22 |
| BASF | 18 |
| Danisco | 16 |
| Samsung | 15 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Cargill Patents
Top Cargill Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US6506873B1 | 18 |
| US20050209913A1 | 15 |
| US20090176286A1 | 15 |
| US20050106305A1 | 11 |
| US20110125118A1 | 9 |
| US7615245B2 | 9 |
| US20050053313A1 | 9 |
| US20070141540A1 | 9 |
| US9090918B2 | 8 |
| US20060073244A1 | 8 |
| US20050070620A1 | 8 |
| US7658861B2 | 8 |
| US20060204624A1 | 7 |
| US6610867B2 | 7 |
| US8349342B2 | 7 |
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