Exelon has a total of 381 patents globally, out of which 118 have been granted. Of these 381 patents, more than 56% patents are active. The United States of America is where Exelon has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and China and it also seems reasonable as the biggest market for Exelon is USA. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Exelon.
Exelon was founded in 2000 by John W. Rowe, Exelon Corporation provides services for energy generation businesses in the United States. The company owns, contracts, and invests in electric generating facilities such as nuclear, fossil, and hydroelectric generation facilities. It is also involved in the wholesale and retail customer supply of electric and natural gas products and services. As of January 2022, Exelon has a market cap of $55.02 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Exelon which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Exelon patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over the Exelon patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Exelon have?
The CEO, Christopher M. Crane have 0 patents.
How many patents does Exelon have?
Exelon has a total of 381 patents globally. These patents belong to 118 unique patent families. Out of 381 patents, 216 patents are active.
How many Exelon patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Exelon 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 | Exelon Applications Filed | Exelon Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 14 | – |
| 2012 | 22 | 9 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1 |
| 2014 | 30 | 4 |
| 2015 | 19 | 4 |
| 2016 | 30 | 10 |
| 2017 | 30 | 8 |
| 2018 | 46 | 8 |
| 2019 | 14 | 7 |
| 2020 | 22 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 |
How Many Patents did Exelon File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Exelon Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 84 |
| Canada | 29 |
| China | 26 |
| Europe | 25 |
| Japan | 23 |
| Taiwan | 18 |
| Korea (South) | 18 |
| Australia | 16 |
| Israel | 16 |
| Singapore | 12 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 10 |
| Mexico | 10 |
| India | 10 |
| Brazil | 9 |
| Indonesia | 7 |
| Austria | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Macao | 2 |
| Russian Federation | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Exelon Patents Located?
10 Best Exelon Patents
US7565227B2 is the most popular patent in the Exelon portfolio. It has received 216 citations so far from companies like IBM, General Electric, Causam Energy and Honeywell.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Exelon:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7565227B2 | 216 |
| US7043459B2 | 112 |
| US20140072836A1 | 103 |
| US20130084474A1 | 102 |
| US20110202467A1 | 69 |
| WO2001028702A1 | 68 |
| US20030158826A1 | 43 |
| US20070146480A1 | 36 |
| WO2009023230A1 | 36 |
| US7409360B1 | 35 |
Which Companies are using Exelon 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 Exelon patent portfolio are United States Department of Energy, IBM and Fauske & Associates Llc.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| United States Department Of Energy | 4 |
| IBM | 3 |
| Fauske & Associates Llc | 3 |
| Westinghouse Electric Company | 3 |
| Electric Power Development Co Ltd | 2 |
| Sk Innovation Co | 2 |
| Kyocera | 2 |
| General Electric | 2 |
| Ihi Corporation | 2 |
| Blackberry | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Exelon Patents
Top Exelon Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20130084474A1 | 19 |
| US7565227B2 | 10 |
| US20140072836A1 | 10 |
| US20070146480A1 | 6 |
| US8219505B2 | 6 |
| US20110202467A1 | 5 |
| US7043459B2 | 4 |
| US6401633B2 | 4 |
| US20120122017A1 | 4 |
| US20110114075A1 | 3 |
| US20030158826A1 | 3 |
| US7409360B1 | 3 |
| US20190372449A1 | 3 |
| US7722333B2 | 2 |
| US20150171455A1 | 2 |
What Percentage of Exelon US Patent Applications were Granted?
Exelon (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 43 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 29 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 78.38%.
Below are the key stats of Exelon patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Exelon?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Bgl | 11 | 100.00% |
| Whiteford Taylor & Preston | 4 | 50.00% |
| Amin Talati Wasserman Llp | 3 | 100.00% |
| Ballard Spahr Llp | 3 | 100.00% |
| Deere & Company | 3 | 100.00% |
| Hale And Dorr | 3 | 0% |
| Wilmerhale Dc | 3 | 0.00% |
| Mark A Oathout | 2 | 100.00% |
| Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione | 1 | 0.00% |
| Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc | 1 | 100.00% |
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What are Exelon’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Exelon?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Exelon in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Exelon thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Exelon search focus changed over the years?
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