Fluor Corporation has a total of 2486 patents globally, out of which 1365 have been granted. Of these 2486 patents, more than 40% patents are active. The United States of America is where Fluor Corporation has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Fluor Corporation.
Fluor Corporation was founded in 1912 by John Simon Fluor. Fluor Corporation provides oil and gas infrastructure construction services. The Company offers engineering, procurement, maintenance, outsourcing, equipment rental, and project management services. Fluor serves customers worldwide. As of July 2022, Fluor Corporation has a market cap of $3.52 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Fluor Corporation which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Fluor Corporation patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Fluor Corporation patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Fluor Corporation have?
The Founder John Simon Fluor has 5 patents and the CEO David Constable have 0 patents.
How many patents does Fluor Corporation have?
Fluor Corporation has a total of 2486 patents globally. These patents belong to 597 unique patent families. Out of 2486 patents, 1001 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Fluor Corporation 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 | Fluor Applications Filed | Fluor Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 120 | 53 |
| 2012 | 186 | 86 |
| 2013 | 144 | 80 |
| 2014 | 171 | 112 |
| 2015 | 114 | 96 |
| 2016 | 189 | 75 |
| 2017 | 90 | 58 |
| 2018 | 90 | 98 |
| 2019 | 36 | 102 |
| 2020 | 23 | 93 |
| 2021 | 20 | 61 |
| 2022 | 1 | 39 |
How many Fluor Corporation patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Fluor Corporation File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Fluor Corporation Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 486 |
| Canada | 230 |
| Europe | 230 |
| China | 139 |
| Japan | 129 |
| Australia | 127 |
| Germany | 118 |
| Mexico | 94 |
| India | 81 |
| Korea (South) | 68 |
| Eurasia | 60 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 46 |
| Poland | 39 |
| Spain | 34 |
| Indonesia | 30 |
| South Africa | 29 |
| Austria | 28 |
| Brazil | 27 |
| Norway | 23 |
| United Kingdom | 22 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 13 |
| Saudi Arabia | 10 |
| Argentina | 8 |
| Russia | 7 |
| Chile | 7 |
| Viet Nam | 6 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Peru | 6 |
| Denmark | 4 |
| Portugal | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Israel | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Fluor Corporation Patents Located?
10 Best Fluor Corporation Patents
US7635408B2 is the most popular patent in the Fluor Corporation portfolio. It has received 153 citations so far from companies like General Electric Company, Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company and Toshiba.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Fluor Corporation:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7635408B2 | 153 |
| US7574856B2 | 119 |
| US20130317786A1 | 107 |
| US6453659B1 | 95 |
| US6500241B2 | 89 |
| US7637093B2 | 88 |
| US6800120B1 | 85 |
| US20080034727A1 | 83 |
| US8316665B2 | 81 |
| US8196413B2 | 80 |
Which Companies are using Fluor Corporation 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 Fluor Corporation patent portfolio are Uop Llc, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Shell Oil Company.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Uop Llc | 14 |
| Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 13 |
| Shell Oil Company | 12 |
| General Electric | 12 |
| Nuscale Power | 9 |
| Air Products And Chemicals Inc | 9 |
| The Linde Group | 8 |
| Schlumberger | 7 |
| Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd | 6 |
| IBM | 6 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Fluor Corporation Patents
Top Fluor Corporation Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Citation Count |
| US8893515B2 | 14 |
| US8228348B2 | 10 |
| US8505312B2 | 10 |
| US20050283276A1 | 8 |
| US7980081B2 | 8 |
| US7377127B2 | 8 |
| US20070062216A1 | 7 |
| US20080264100A1 | 7 |
| US7637987B2 | 7 |
| US20130321245A1 | 6 |
| US8695868B2 | 6 |
| US8661820B2 | 6 |
| US10002339B2 | 6 |
| US20090221864A1 | 6 |
| US7574856B2 | 6 |
What Percentage of Fluor Corporation US Patent Applications were Granted?
Fluor Corporation (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 106 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 81 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 95.2%.
Below are the key stats of Fluor Corporation patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Fluor Corporation?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Fluor Coporation | 62 | 95.56% |
| Robert Fish | 21 | 100.00% |
| Fish Ip Law Llp | 11 | 81.82% |
| Rutan & Tucker Llp | 7 | 100.00% |
| Chris Obaditch | 3 | 100.00% |
| Limbach & Limbach | 1 | 100.00% |
| Womble Bond Dickinson Us Llp | 1 | 0% |
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