Hexcel Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Hexcel has a total of 2250 patents globally, out of which 1370 have been granted. Of these 2250 patents, more than 51% patents are active. The United States of America is where Hexcel has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Germany. Parallelly, Germany seems to be the main focused R&D centre and the United States of America is the origin country of Hexcel.

Hexcel was founded in the year 1948 by Roger C. Steele and Roscoe T. Hughes. The company develops, manufactures and markets reinforcement products, composite materials, and engineered products. The Company’s products are used in the commercial aerospace, space and defense, electronics, general industrial and recreation markets for a variety of end products. As of February 2023, the market cap of Hexcel is $ 5.85 Billion.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Hexcel which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Hexcel patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Hexcel patent portfolio.

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Hexcel have?

The founders Roger C. Steele patent, Roscoe T has 0 patent. The CEO Nick L. Stanage has 0 patent.

How many patents does Hexcel have?

Hexcel has a total of 2250 patents globally. These patents belong to 524 unique patent families. Out of 2250 patents, 1164 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Hexcel File Every Year?

Hexcel Patents Filing Trend

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 GrantHexcel Applications FiledHexcel Patents Granted
20237
20221174
20211494
202067133
201969117
2018144113
2017113133
2016127113
2015149119
2014162104
201321572
201213650
201121949

How many Hexcel patents are Alive/Dead?

Hexcel  Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did Hexcel File in Different Countries?

Hexcel Worldwide Patents

Countries in which Hexcel Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America329
Europe309
Germany201
China196
Japan169
United Kingdom168
Spain129
Brazil80
Canada78
Russia62
Australia52
India41
Austria40
Korea (South)39
France38
Denmark24
Italy14
Malaysia13
Mexico7
Poland6
Norway5
New Zealand3
Portugal3
Slovenia2
Belgium1
Ukraine1
Ireland1
Singapore1
Hungary1
Morocco1
Luxembourg1
Switzerland1

Where are Research Centres of Hexcel Patents Located?

Research Centres of Hexcel Patents

10 Best Hexcel Patents

US6503856B1 is the most popular patent in the Hexcel portfolio. It has received 208 citations so far from companies like Sony, Apple and Boeing.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Hexcel:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6503856B1208
US7510052B2116
US6440257B1113
WO2006043019A1109
US7754322B2102
US6601886B183
US20060292375A171
US6508910B270
WO2010061114A167
WO2008040963A166

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Hexcel patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Hexcel invention. They couldn’t because Hexcel had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 147 Hexcel patents in 742 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Hexcel patent portfolio are Boeing, Toray Industries and Cytec.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Hexcel –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Hexcel PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Boeing4699
Toray Industries1430
Cytec2153
Rohr Inc1125
General Electric812
Dow612
Toho Tenax514
Mitsubishi528
Airbus425
United Technologies45

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Hexcel Patents

Top Hexcel Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US8980770B216
US8263205B211
US7749479B29
US8734925B28
US6503856B18
US20050025929A18
US8900486B27
US7968179B27
US8840813B27
US7510052B27
US10675684B26
US7581366B26
US20060143920A16
US20150174860A16
US7510390B26

What Percentage of Hexcel US Patent Applications were Granted?

Hexcel (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 182 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 157 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 90.23%.

Below are the key stats of Hexcel patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Hexcel?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Hexcel Corporation9588.17%
Alston & Bird14100.00%
Welsh Ip Law1490.00%
David J Oldenkamp988.89%
W Mark Bielawski8100.00%
Whitmyer Ip Group8100.00%
Withers & Keys450.00%
David J Oldenkamp2100.00%
Edmund C Ross2100.00%
Norman F Oblon2100.00%

What are Hexcel key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Hexcel?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Hexcel in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Hexcel thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Hexcel search focus changed over the years?

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