Flex has a total of 3596 patents globally, out of which 2008 have been granted. Of these 3596 patents, 53% patents are active. China is where Flex has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States Of America and Europe. Parallelly, United States Of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Flex.
Flex was founded in 1969 by Joe McKenzie and Barbara Ann McKenzie. Flex operates as an electronics manufacturing Services Company. The Company designs and develops original design manufacturing (ODM) products for aerospace and defense, cloud, digital health, lighting, housing, energy, industrial, and communication industries. Flex serves customers worldwide. As of June 2022 Flex has a market cap of $7.13 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Flex which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Flex patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Flex patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Flex have?
The CEO, Revathi Advaithi has 0 patents.
How many patents does Flex have?
Flex has a total of 3596 patents globally. These patents belong to 1586 unique patent families. Out of 3596 patents, 1927 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Flex 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 | Flex Applications Filed | Flex Patents Granted |
| 2010 | 153 | 59 |
| 2011 | 183 | 87 |
| 2012 | 204 | 96 |
| 2013 | 387 | 105 |
| 2014 | 267 | 111 |
| 2015 | 204 | 149 |
| 2016 | 209 | 149 |
| 2017 | 185 | 171 |
| 2018 | 213 | 215 |
| 2019 | 228 | 148 |
| 2020 | 177 | 149 |
| 2021 | 114 | 151 |
| 2022 | 16 | 56 |
How many Flex patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Flex File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Flex Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| China | 923 |
| United States Of America | 785 |
| Europe | 261 |
| Germany | 243 |
| Japan | 141 |
| Korea (South) | 120 |
| India | 80 |
| Taiwan | 73 |
| Netherlands | 73 |
| Canada | 57 |
| Spain | 57 |
| Australia | 42 |
| Mexico | 34 |
| United Kingdom | 34 |
| Brazil | 31 |
| Austria | 28 |
| Poland | 17 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 17 |
| Denmark | 14 |
| Portugal | 14 |
| Malaysia | 14 |
| Hungary | 11 |
| Indonesia | 10 |
| Czech Republic | 7 |
| Singapore | 6 |
| Chile | 5 |
| Finland | 3 |
| France | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| Slovakia | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Viet Nam | 2 |
| Argentina | 2 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Albania | 1 |
| Peru | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Flex Patents Located?
10 Best Flex Patents
US6791467B1 is the most popular patent in the Flex portfolio. It has received 406 citations so far from companies like Echostar Technologies and Lear Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Flex:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6791467B1 | 406 |
| US20130241720A1 | 276 |
| US9088216B2 | 218 |
| US20130245882A1 | 142 |
| US20130293452A1 | 138 |
| US20130293364A1 | 136 |
| WO2016020643A1 | 129 |
| US20150046363A1 | 104 |
| US20150286391A1 | 93 |
| US7701714B2 | 90 |
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