HeartFlow has a total of 799 patents globally, out of which 524 have been granted. Of these 799 patents, more than 82% patents are active. The USA is where HeartFlow has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and Europe. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of HeartFlow.
HeartFlow was founded in the year 2007 by Charles Anthony Taylor and Christopher K. Zarins. Company is a medical technology company that provides new methods of diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of HeartFlow which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find HeartFlow patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over HeartFlow patent portfolio.
How many patents does HeartFlow have?
HeartFlow has a total of 799 patents globally. These patents belong to 100 unique patent families. Out of 799 patents, 657 patents are active.
How Many Patents did HeartFlow 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 | HeartFlow Applications Filed | HeartFlow Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 19 | 61 |
| 2021 | 33 | 69 |
| 2020 | 56 | 66 |
| 2019 | 43 | 59 |
| 2018 | 43 | 62 |
| 2017 | 87 | 69 |
| 2016 | 128 | 59 |
| 2015 | 101 | 45 |
| 2014 | 164 | 16 |
| 2013 | 42 | 6 |
| 2012 | 14 | 9 |
| 2011 | 69 | – |
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10 Best HeartFlow Patents
US8315812B2 is the most popular patent in the HeartFlow portfolio. It has received 358 citations so far from companies like Siemens Corporation, Masimo Corporation, and Medtronic Vascular.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of HeartFlow:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8315812B2 | 358 |
| US8157742B2 | 261 |
| WO2012021307A2 | 215 |
| US8548778B1 | 166 |
| US8321150B2 | 166 |
| US8249815B2 | 143 |
| US8311748B2 | 139 |
| US8315814B2 | 119 |
| US8315813B2 | 118 |
| US8311747B2 | 118 |