General Fusion has a total of 196 patents globally, out of which 128 have been granted. Of these 196 patents, more than 77% patents are active. The USA is where General Fusion has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe (EPO). Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D center of General Fusion and Canada is the origin country of the firm.
General Fusion was founded in the year 2002 by Michel Laberge. The company develops utility-scale fusion power using a new, patent-pending concept based on recent developments in Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF).
Do read about some of the most popular patents of General Fusion which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find General Fusion patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over General Fusion patent portfolio.
How many patents does General Fusion have?
General Fusion has a total of 196 patents globally. These patents belong to 38 unique patent families. Out of 196 patents, 152 patents are active.How Many Patents did General Fusion 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 Fusion Applications Filed | General Fusion Patents Granted |
2022 | 1 | 15 |
2021 | 8 | 11 |
2020 | 18 | 16 |
2019 | 1 | 9 |
2018 | 35 | 14 |
2017 | 5 | 11 |
2016 | 26 | 16 |
2015 | 16 | 5 |
2014 | 15 | 10 |
2013 | 26 | 5 |
2012 | 12 | 2 |
2011 | 2 | – |
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10 Best General Fusion Patents
US20060198483A1 is the most popular patent in the General Fusion portfolio. It has received 66 citations so far from companies like The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force. Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of General Fusion:Publication Number | Citation Count |
US20060198483A1 | 66 |
US20050129161A1 | 54 |
US20060198486A1 | 48 |
US8537958B2 | 45 |
WO2012113057A1 | 36 |
US8891719B2 | 25 |
WO2011014577A1 | 21 |
US9596745B2 | 19 |
US9424955B2 | 19 |
WO2010089670A1 | 19 |