Carrier has a total of 18869 patents globally, out of which 9643 have been granted. Of these 18869 patents, more than 44% patents are active. United States of America is where Carrier has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Carrier.
Carrier was founded in the year 1902 by Willis Carrier. Comapny manufactures HVAC equipment and aslo they offers heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration solutions. They serves customers worldwide. As of December 2022, the market cap of Carrier is $ 34.70 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Carrier which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Carrier patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Carrier patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Carrier have?
The founder Willis Carrier has 0 patent and CEO David Gitlin have 7 patents.
How many patents does Carrier have?
Carrier has a total of 18869 patents globally. These patents belong to 6893 unique patent families. Out of 18869 patents, 8312 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Carrier 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 | Carrier Applications Filed | Carrier Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 272 | 951 |
| 2021 | 443 | 933 |
| 2020 | 1268 | 721 |
| 2019 | 1390 | 674 |
| 2018 | 1285 | 538 |
| 2017 | 1018 | 424 |
| 2016 | 873 | 386 |
| 2015 | 694 | 323 |
| 2014 | 546 | 280 |
| 2013 | 571 | 291 |
| 2012 | 710 | 365 |
| 2011 | 633 | 288 |
How many Carrier patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Carrier File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Carrier Filed Patents
| United States Of America | 3904 |
| China | 2995 |
| Europe | 2873 |
| Germany | 1404 |
| Spain | 606 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 599 |
| Korea (South) | 500 |
| Japan | 468 |
| Canada | 368 |
| India | 321 |
| Australia | 308 |
| Singapore | 284 |
| Denmark | 227 |
| Mexico | 189 |
| Brazil | 184 |
| Austria | 169 |
| United Kingdom | 133 |
| Russia | 123 |
| Norway | 117 |
| Malaysia | 115 |
| Taiwan | 81 |
| Italy | 66 |
| Finland | 64 |
| France | 48 |
| Poland | 42 |
| Saudi Arabia | 29 |
| Philippines | 17 |
| South Africa | 14 |
| Argentina | 13 |
| Portugal | 11 |
| Israel | 9 |
| Netherlands | 8 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Turkey | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 |
| Indonesia | 4 |
| Croatia | 4 |
| Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | 3 |
| Chile | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Egypt | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Viet Nam | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Algeria | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Carrier Patents Located?
10 Best Carrier Patents
US6441723B1 is the most popular patent in the Carrier portfolio. It has received 577 citations so far from companies like Power-Linx, High Technologies and LG Electronics.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Carrier:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6441723B1 | 577 |
| US20040262410A1 | 340 |
| US20070024706A1 | 328 |
| US7212887B2 | 237 |
| US7188482B2 | 232 |
| US7261762B2 | 227 |
| US6434960B1 | 212 |
| US6643567B2 | 206 |
| US6993414B2 | 200 |
| US7092794B1 | 197 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Carrier patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Carrier invention. They couldn’t because Carrier had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 1245 Carrier patents in 5744 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Carrier patent portfolio are LG, Johnson and Lennox Industries.
List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing Carrier –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Carrier Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| LG | 81 | 171 |
| Johnson | 79 | 270 |
| Lennox Industries | 74 | 209 |
| Mitsubishi Electric | 72 | 129 |
| Thermo King | 51 | 141 |
| Trane International | 49 | 144 |
| 41 | 88 | |
| Daikin | 40 | 120 |
| Emerson Climate Technologies | 39 | 113 |
| Samsung | 33 | 75 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Carrier Patents
Top Carrier Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20070024706A1 | 33 |
| US7151454B2 | 27 |
| US8797138B2 | 23 |
| US7261762B2 | 19 |
| US7995652B2 | 18 |
| US20070024705A1 | 18 |
| US8863540B2 | 17 |
| US7380279B2 | 16 |
| US8030880B2 | 14 |
| US20080243614A1 | 14 |
| US7693739B2 | 13 |
| US7484662B2 | 13 |
| US8671703B2 | 12 |
| US7640512B1 | 11 |
| US8310365B2 | 10 |
What Percentage of Carrier US Patent Applications were Granted?
Carrier (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2796 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1506 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 68.55%.
Below are the key stats of Carrier patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Carrier?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Cantor Colburn Carrier | 1854 | 65.49% |
| Carlson Gaskey & Olds | 300 | 67.00% |
| Bachman & Lapointe | 105 | 64.76% |
| Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan | 96 | 66.67% |
| Bachman & Lapointe | 49 | 81.63% |
| Locke Lord | 37 | 93.55% |
| Carlson Gaskey & Olds Carrier Corporation | 27 | 72.73% |
| Donald F Daley | 23 | 100.00% |
| Fish & Richardson | 22 | 100.00% |
| Bachman & Lapointe Carrier | 20 | 84.62% |