Carvana Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Carvana has a total of 41 patents globally, out of which 22 have been granted. Of these 41 patents, more than all patents are active. United States of America is where Carvana has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Carvana.

Carvana was founded in the year 2013. The Company operates an online platform for buying used cars. The Company offers test drives, vehicle financing and car reviews. As of April 2023, the market cap of Carvana is $502.62 Million.

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

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Carvana have?

The founder Ryan Keeton has 0 patent and CEO Ernie Garcia has 1 patent.

How many patents does Carvana have?

Carvana has a total of 41 patents globally. These patents belong to 21 unique patent families. Out of 41 patents, all patents are active.

How Many Patents did Carvana File Every Year?

Carvana 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 GrantCarvana Applications FiledCarvana Patents Granted
20231
20224
2021105
201975
202254
20205
201846
20173
201631
20142
20152

How many Carvana patents are Alive/Dead?

All Patents were filed by Carnava are Alive.

How Many Patents did Carvana File in Different Countries?

Carvana Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Carvana Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America39
Canada2

 Where are Research Centres of Carvana Patents Located?

The Research Centre for all the Carvana patents is the United States of America.

10 Best Carvana Patents

US9412203B1 is the most popular patent in the Carvana portfolio. It has received 98 citations so far from companies like Fyusion, Truecar and LG.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Carvana:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US9412203B198
US10284794B146
US9998663B126
US9922356B110
USD833642S15
US10094131B15
US10423995B24
US20210209729A14
USD866000S13
US10063758B23

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Carvana patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Carvana invention. They couldn’t because Carvana had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 8 Carvana patents in 47 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Carvana patent portfolio are Fyusion, Zirks and Capital One Services.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Carvana –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Carvana PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Fyusion49
Zirks11
Capital One Services11
Ovad Custom Stages17
Dealermade12
Verizon Patent And Licensing12
Digital Vehicle Scan12
Mindesk12
Disney12
Prodigy Software14

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Carvana Patents

Top Carvana Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US9412203B15
US9922356B14
US11095837B23
US10284794B13
US9998663B13
US10063758B23
US10423995B22
US10939023B21

What Percentage of Carvana US Patent Applications were Granted?

Carvana (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 29 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 15 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 100.0%.

Below are the key stats of Carvana patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Carvana?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Snell & Wilmer10100.00%
The Marbury Law Group10100.00%
Maxgo Law9100.00%

List of Carvana Patents

Carvana PatentsTitle
US11616919B2Three-Dimensional Stabilized 360-Degree Composite Image Capture
US11412135B2Bowl-Shaped Photographic Stage
USD948747S1Vehicle Vending Building
USD945014S1Vehicle Vending Building
US11222372B2Methods And Systems For Online Transactions
US11170066B2Systems And Methods For Personalization Of Digital Displayed Media
USD933850S1Vehicle Vending Building
US11131108B2Vehicle Vending Machine
US11095837B2Three-Dimensional Stabilized 360-Degree Composite Image Capture
US10939023B2Vehicle Photographic Chamber
US10472843B2Vehicle Vending Machine
USD866000S1Vehicle Vending Building
US10465408B2Vehicle Vending Machine
US10423995B2Systems And Methods For Generating Virtual Item Displays
US10284794B1Three-Dimensional Stabilized 360-Degree Composite Image Capture
US10126634B1Variable Radius Camera Mount
USD833642S1Vehicle Vending Building
US10094131B1Vehicle Vending Machine
US10063758B2Vehicle Photographic Tunnel
US9998663B1Surround Image Capture And Processing
US9922356B1Methods And Systems For Online Transactions
US9412203B1Systems And Methods For Generating Virtual Item Displays
US20230098733A1Systems And Methods For Rotating An Augmented Reality Display
US20220373866A1Bowl-Shaped Photographic Stage
US20220327789A1Systems And Methods For Rendering A Portion Of A 3D Display
US20220327790A1Systems And Methods For Rotating A 3D Display
US20220303408A1Mobile Photobooth
US20220299845A1Vehicle Photographic System For Identification Of Surface Imperfections
US20220210339A1Photographic Paddle And Process Of Use Thereof
US20220187685A1Ovoid Vehicle Photographic Booth
US20220166843A1Systems And Methods For A Cross-Site Opt-In Network
US20220146915A1Vehicle Photographic And Inspection Booth
US20220067118A1Systems And Methods For Personalization For Digital Displayed Media
US20220066294A1Camera Mount For Vehicle Photographic Chambers
US20210304270A1Methods And Systems For Online Transactions
US20210270054A1Vehicle Vending Machine
US20210209729A1Systems And Methods For Generating A Virtual Display Of An Item
US20210144282A1Vehicle Photographic Chamber
US20200005372A1Systems And Methods For Generating Virtual Item Displays
CA3155266A1Systems And Methods For Rendering A Portion Of A 3D Display
CA3155269A1Systems And Methods For Rotating A 3D Display

What are Carvana key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Carvana?

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

R&D Focus: How has Carvana search focus changed over the years?

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