Cummins Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Cummins has a total of 10525 patents globally, out of which 4624 have been granted. Of these 10525 patents, more than 56% patents are active. United States of America is where Cummins has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Germany. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Cummins.

Cummins was founded in 1919 by Clessie Cummins and William Glanton Irwin. Cummins Inc. designs, manufactures, distributes, and services diesel and natural gas engines. The Company also manufactures electric power generation systems and engine-related component products, including filtration and exhaust aftertreatment, fuel systems, controls, and air handling systems. As of June 2022, Cummins has a market cap of $29.14 Billion.

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

How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Cummins have?

The Founders Clessie Cummins has 66 and William Glanton Irwin has 0 patents and the CEO Tom Linebarger has 0 patents.

How many patents does Cummins have?

Cummins has a total of 10525 patents globally. These patents belong to 3911 unique patent families. Out of 10525 patents, 5996 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Cummins File Every Year?

Cummins Patents 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 GrantCummins Applications FiledCummins Patents Granted
2011469216
2012432227
201346531
201469494
2015709182
2016569247
2017593348
2018612322
2019654388
2020516407
2021382486
202236181

How many Cummins patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

Cummins Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did Cummins File in Different Countries?

Cummins Worldwide Patents

Countries in which Cummins Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America3231
China1431
Germany1055
Europe814
United Kingdom641
India588
Japan299
Brazil244
Australia126
Korea (South)102
Canada87
Austria43
France42
Mexico25
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)16
Russia13
Spain12
Denmark8
New Zealand5
South Africa3
Italy2
Poland2
Norway1
Hungary1
Netherlands1
Taiwan1

Where are Research Centers of Cummins Patents Located?

Research Centers of Cummins Patents

10 Best Cummins Patents

US6449947B1 is the most popular patent in the Cummins portfolio. It has received 275 citations so far from companies like Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc, Donaldson Company and Caterpillar Inc.

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

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6449947B1275
US6561157B2246
US6487717B1242
US7052532B1213
US6718425B1188
US7141321B2185
US6408625B1170
US6571191B1155
US6510824B2154
US6659071B2151

Which Companies are using Cummins 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 Cummins patent portfolio are Gm Global, Ford Global Technologies and Caterpillar.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Gm Global Technology Operations Llc158
Ford Global Technologies Llc127
Caterpillar Inc124
Toyota91
Hyundai Motor Company77
General Electric49
Mann+Hummel46
Kia Motors42
Robert Bosch Gmbh40
Borgwarner39

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Cummins Patents

Top Cummins Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US20090229288A124
US6722124B220
US6673479B220
US8030880B217
US7141321B216
US8240137B215
US7776265B215
US6561157B215
US20040131902A114
US6474289B113
US20070065711A113
US7786616B212
US20090261599A112
US20100094490A112
US6722123B211

What Percentage of Cummins US Patent Applications were Granted?

Cummins (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 921 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 699 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 92.2%.

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

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Cummins?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Cummins Inc35695.44%
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Llp24887.96%
Foley & Lardner Llp19092.41%
Studebaker & Brackett Pc3080.00%
Rainier Patents Ps1994.74%
Beyer Law Group Llp13100.00%
Dickinson Wright Pllc11100.00%
Wells St John Ps10100.00%
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti Pc8100.00%
Terrance A Meador766.67%

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What are Cummins key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Cummins?

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

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

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