Crown Holdings Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Crown Holdings has a total of 5389 patents globally, out of which 759 have been granted. Of these 5389 patents, more than 44% patents are active. United States of America is where Crown Holdings has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Germany. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Crown Holdings.

Crown Holdings was founded in the year 1892. Crown Holdings creates, produces, and markets packaging for consumer goods through facilities based all over the world. Steel and aluminium cans for food, beverages, household items, and other consumer goods are among the company’s main products. A range of metal caps, closures, and dispensing devices are also offered by Crown. As of March 2023, Crown Holdings has a market cap of $9.28 Billion.

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

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Crown Holdings have?

The founder William Painter have 23 patents and CEO Timothy J. Donahue have 0 patents.

How many patents does Crown Holdings have?

Crown Holdings has a total of 5389 patents globally. These patents belong to 1655 unique patent families. Out of 5389 patents, 2417 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Crown Holdings File Every Year?

Crown Holdings 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 GrantCrown Holdings Applications FiledCrown Holdings Patents Granted
2023928
202236188
2021113203
2020121167
2019147151
2018137193
2017273226
2016248262
2015161190
2014307138
2013329210
2012495214
2011298170

How many Crown Holdings patents are Alive/Dead?

Crown Holdings Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Crown Holdings File in Different Countries?

Crown Holdings Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Crown Holdings Filed Patents

CountryPatent
United States Of America1015
Europe475
Germany419
Canada331
China309
Mexico253
Australia221
Spain283
United Kingdom197
Brazil192
Japan139
Austria121
Poland111
Malaysia86
Singapore85
Cambodia85
Korea (South)80
Denmark62
Viet Nam56
Russia56
India51
Saudi Arabia44
Colombia31
Italy37
New Zealand28
Hungary27
Portugal25
Indonesia25
Switzerland25
Philippines24
Argentina22
Taiwan22
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)20
Tunisia13
Norway11
France11
Turkey10
Finland7
Morocco7
Kenya5
Egypt4
Slovenia3
Israel3
Serbia3
Chile3
Gulf Cooperation Council3
Czech Republic2
Eurasia2
Netherlands2
Croatia1
Slovakia1
Montenegro1
Lithuania1
Africa1
Sweden1

 Where are Research Centres of Crown Holdings Patents Located?

R&D Cenres of Crown Holdings

10 Best Crown Holdings Patents

US6474491B1 is the most popular patent in the Crown Holdings portfolio. It has received 161 citations so far from companies like Gateway Plastics, ThisCap and Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Crown Holdings:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6474491B1161
US6347717B1144
US6398052B1137
US6374657B1110
WO2005049443A1103
USD531025S1102
USD549596S192
USD476896S192
USD536962S190
USD476889S188

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

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

Examiners at the USPTO referred 243 Crown Holdings patents in 929 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Crown Holdings patent portfolio are Deutsche Bank, Stolle Machinery and Ball Corporation.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Crown Holdings –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Crown Holdings PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Deutsche Bank53172
Stolle Machinery720
Ball Corporation59
Coca Cola48
Xolution422
Obrist Closures35
Consumer Convenience Technologies35
Sonoco Development39
Aetna Group38
Illinois Tool Works38

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Crown Holdings Patents

Top Crown Holdings Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US7918359B212
US6474491B19
US7625628B27
US8053056B27
US8096156B26
US20040129589A15
US7837140B25
US6634516B25
US9272799B25
US6457636B14
US7681496B24
US6615106B24
US6679395B14
US20140103044A14
US6729505B24

What Percentage of Crown Holdings US Patent Applications were Granted?

Crown Holdings (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 26 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 26 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 100%.

Below are the key stats of Crown Holdings patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Crown Holdings?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Woodcock Washburn Kurtz8100.00%
Bakerhostetler4100.00%
Dale M Heist3100.00%
John L Knoble2100.00%
Nixon Peabody2100.00%
The Patentwise Group2100.00%
Vincent L Ramik2100.00%
Darby & Darby1100.00%
Shoemaker And Mattare1100.00%
William R Hinds1100.00%

What are Crown Holdings key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Crown Holdings?

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

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

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