General Cable has a total of 1754 patents globally, out of which 638 have been granted. Of these 1754 patents, more than 50% patents are active. United States of America is where General Cable has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of General Cable.
General Cable was founded in the year 1927. The Company manufactures wire and cable products. The Company designs, develops, markets and distributes copper, aluminium and fiber optic products for the energy, industrial, specialty and communications markets.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of General Cable which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find General Cable patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over General Cable patent portfolio.
How many patents does General Cable have?
General Cable has a total of 1754 patents globally. These patents belong to 209 unique patent families. Out of 1754 patents, 878 patents are active.
How Many Patents did General Cable 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 | General Cable Applications Filed | General Cable Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | – | 42 |
| 2021 | 3 | 44 |
| 2020 | 9 | 56 |
| 2019 | 87 | 50 |
| 2018 | 77 | 40 |
| 2017 | 110 | 42 |
| 2016 | 96 | 51 |
| 2015 | 167 | 35 |
| 2014 | 156 | 56 |
| 2013 | 221 | 58 |
| 2012 | 173 | 38 |
How many General Cable patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did General Cable File in Different Countries?
Countries in which General Cable Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 332 |
| Europe (EPO) | 235 |
| Canada | 183 |
| Mexico | 129 |
| Brazil | 85 |
| India | 66 |
| Australia | 65 |
| Chile | 61 |
| China | 58 |
| Japan | 54 |
| Germany | 50 |
| Korea (South) | 48 |
| Austria | 44 |
| Argentina | 41 |
| Spain | 30 |
| Taiwan | 25 |
| Malaysia | 14 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 14 |
| New Zealand | 13 |
| Russian Federation | 9 |
| Indonesia | 8 |
| Singapore | 7 |
| Denmark | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Italy | 4 |
| Colombia | 4 |
| Hungary | 4 |
| Israel | 4 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 3 |
| Ecuador | 2 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 2 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Peru | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of General Cable Patents Located?
10 Best General Cable Patents
US20140041925A1 is the most popular patent in the General Cable portfolio. It has received 269 citations so far from companies like Southwire Company, At&T Intellectual Property and Leoni Kabel Gmbh.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of General Cable:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20140041925A1 | 269 |
| US7750244B1 | 225 |
| US20110220394A1 | 193 |
| US20090238957A1 | 97 |
| US20090223694A1 | 71 |
| US20040118593A1 | 56 |
| WO2007084745A2 | 47 |
| US20170200530A1 | 41 |
| US7411132B1 | 39 |
| US20040217329A1 | 37 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to General Cable patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to General Cable invention. They couldn’t because General Cable had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 79 General Cable patents in 315 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the General Cable patent portfolio are Nexans, Hitachi Metals and Dow Global Technologies.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing General Cable –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing General Cable Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Nexans | 11 | 23 |
| Hitachi Metals | 8 | 19 |
| Dow Global Technologies | 6 | 12 |
| Commscope Inc | 5 | 8 |
| Borealis Ag | 5 | 7 |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries | 6 | 11 |
| Superior Essex International | 4 | 7 |
| Cable Components Group | 4 | 23 |
| Leoni Kabel | 5 | 9 |
| Union Carbide Corporation | 3 | 7 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on General Cable Patents
Top General Cable Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20140041925A1 | 7 |
| US20100200269A1 | 6 |
| US20090036588A1 | 6 |
| US20090043012A1 | 6 |
| US20090238957A1 | 5 |
| US20150179307A1 | 5 |
| US20080210454A1 | 5 |
| US7411132B1 | 5 |
| US6566606B1 | 4 |
| US20040217329A1 | 4 |
| US20070100032A1 | 4 |
| US20120080210A1 | 4 |
| US20120171900A1 | 4 |
| US20090223694A1 | 4 |
| US20120080211A1 | 4 |
What Percentage of General Cable US Patent Applications were Granted?
General Cable (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 8 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 8 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 100.0%.
Below are the key stats of General Cable patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for General Cable?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Blank Rome Llp | 4 | 100.00% |
| Hopgood Calimafde Kalil | 3 | 100.00% |
| Dennis J Mondolino | 1 | 100.00% |
What are General Cable key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by General Cable?
The chart below distributes patents filed by General Cable in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where General Cable thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has General Cable search focus changed over the years?
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