D.R. Horton has a total of 12 patents globally, out of which 7 have been granted. Of these 12 patents, none of them are active. The United States of America is where D.R. Horton has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of D.R. Horton.
D.R. Horton was founded in the year 1978 by Donald Ray Horton. The company constructs and sells single-family homes designed primarily for the entry-level and move-up markets. The Company operates in the Southeast, Southwest, and Western regions and also through its financial services operations, they provide mortgage financing and title agency services to homebuyers. As of December 2022, the market cap of D.R. Horton is $ 30.92 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of D.R. Horton which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find D.R. Horton patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over D.R. Horton patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and CEO of D.R. Horton have?
The founder Donald Ray Horton has 5 patents and CEO David V. Auld has 0 patent.
How many patents does D.R. Horton have?
D.R. Horton has a total of 12 patents globally. These patents belong to 3 unique patent families. Out of 12 patents, none of the patents are active.
How Many Patents did D.R. Horton 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 | D.R. Horton Applications Filed | D.R. Horton Patents Granted |
| 2016 | 2 | – |
| 2008 | – | 1 |
| 2007 | – | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | – |
How many D.R. Horton patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did D.R. Horton File in Different Countries?
Countries in which D.R. Horton Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 6 |
| Canada | 5 |
Where are the Research Centres of D.R. Horton Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the D.R. Horton patents is the United States of America.
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to D.R. Horton patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to D.R. Horton’s invention. They couldn’t because D.R. Horton had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 3 D.R. Horton patents in 12 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the D.R. Horton patent portfolio are Baker Hughes, ConocoPhillips, and Endow Energy.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing D.R. Horton –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing D.R. Horton Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Baker Hughes | 1 | 2 |
| ConocoPhillips | 1 | 1 |
| Endow Energy | 1 | 2 |
| Epic Lift Systems | 1 | 1 |
| Pnc Bank | 1 | 4 |
| Silicon Valley Bank | 1 | 2 |
List of D.R. Horton Patents
| D.R. Horton Patents | Title |
| US7328749B2 | Method And Apparatus For Accumulating Liquid And Initiating Upward Movement When Pumping A Well With A Sealed Fluid Displacement Device |
| US7191838B2 | Method And Apparatus For Pumping Wells With A Sealing Fluid Displacement Device |
| US7100695B2 | Gas Recovery Apparatus, Method And Cycle Having A Three Chamber Evacuation Phase And Two Liquid Extraction Phases For Improved Natural Gas Production |
| US7080690B2 | Method And Apparatus Using Traction Seal Fluid Displacement Device For Pumping Wells |
| US6672392B2 | Gas Recovery Apparatus, Method And Cycle Having A Three Chamber Evacuation Phase For Improved Natural Gas Production And Down-Hole Liquid Management |
| US20160370040A1 | System Independent Refrigerant Control System |
| WO2016210092A1 | System Independent Refrigerant Control System |
| CA2583636C | Method And Apparatus For Accumulating Liquid And Initiating Upward Movement When Pumping A Well With A Sealed Fluid Displacement Device |
| CA2376701C | Gas Recovery Apparatus, Method And Cycle Having A Three Chamber Evacuation Phase For Improved Natural Gas Production And Down-Hole Liquid Management |
| CA2485035A1 | Gas Recovery Apparatus, Method And Cycle Having A Three Chamber Evacuation Phase And Two Liquid Extraction Phases For Improved Natural Gas Production |
| CA2583629A1 | Method And Apparatus For Pumping Wells With A Sealing Fluid Displacement Device |
| CA2467875A1 | Method And Apparatus Using Traction Seal Fluid Displacement Device For Pumping Wells |