Kinetic Concepts (KCI) Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has a total of 5105 patents globally, out of which 2384 have been granted. Of these 5105 patents, more than 40% patents are active. United States of America is where Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Kinetic Concepts (KCI).

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) was founded in the year 1976. The Compan doing business as KCI Therapeutic Services Inc, manufactures therapy medical equipments. The Company offers animal health, epidarmal harvesting, wound, open abdomen and incision management products and services.

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

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Kinetic Concepts (KCI) have?

The founder James R. Leininger has 7 patents and CEO Joseph F. Woody has 0 patent.

How many patents does Kinetic Concepts (KCI) have?

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has a total of 5105 patents globally. These patents belong to 1039 unique patent families. Out of 5105 patents, 2074 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Kinetic Concepts (KCI) File Every Year?

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) Patent 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 GrantKinetic Concepts (KCI) Applications FiledKinetic Concepts (KCI) Patents Granted
20239
202215120
202184109
2020436126
2019434192
2018340195
2017138179
2016133172
2015155153
2014210161
2013216154
2012230201
2011490117

How many Kinetic Concepts (KCI) patents are Alive/Dead?

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Kinetic Concepts (KCI) File in Different Countries?

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Kinetic Concepts (KCI) Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America1490
Europe634
Japan269
China194
Taiwan184
Australia167
Canada150
Korea (South)137
Singapore133
India129
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)124
Russia120
Mexico101
Germany84
Brazil80
South Africa56
Israel53
Malaysia37
Austria33
Spain31
United Kingdom24
Denmark23
Norway22
Portugal18
Turkey12
New Zealand10
Italy9
United Arab Emirates5
Cyprus5
Costa Rica5
Serbia2
Iceland1
Croatia1
Slovenia1
Ireland1
Greece1
Montenegro1

Where are Research Centres of Kinetic Concepts (KCI) Patents Located?

R&D Centers of Kinetic Concepts (KCI)

10 Best Kinetic Concepts (KCI) Patents

US6345623B1 is the most popular patent in the Kinetic Concepts (KCI) portfolio. It has received 1502 citations so far from companies like Hill-Rom Services, Boehringer Laboratories and Smith & Nephew.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Kinetic Concepts (KCI):

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6345623B11502
US6553998B21420
US6814079B21226
US6458109B1969
US6685681B2951
US6695823B1837
AU745271B2819
US6752794B2799
US7004915B2773
US6855135B2725

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Kinetic Concepts (KCI) patents?

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

Examiners at the USPTO referred 348 Kinetic Concepts (KCI) patents in 2282 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Kinetic Concepts (KCI) patent portfolio are Smith & Nephew, Paul Hartmann and 3M Innovative.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Kinetic Concepts (KCI) –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Kinetic Concepts (KCI) PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Smith & Nephew214419
Paul Hartmann29102
3M Innovative1654
Convatec Technologies1349
Individual1334
Covidien922
Medela Holding819
Coloplast717
Cct Investor727
Bsn Medical714

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Kinetic Concepts (KCI) Patents

Top Kinetic Concepts (KCI) Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US6458109B130
US8372049B227
US20070225663A127
US7195624B225
US7381859B222
US7338482B217
US6695823B117
US6855135B217
US7723560B216
US6685681B216
US8361043B214
US7022113B214
US6755807B213
US7004915B213
US7700819B212

What Percentage of Kinetic Concepts (KCI) US Patent Applications were Granted?

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 493 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 393 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 85.81%.

Below are the key stats of Kinetic Concepts (KCI) patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Kinetic Concepts (KCI)?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Legal Department8492.86%
Kinetic Concepts6986.44%
Mccarter & English6390.48%
Foley & Lardner4997.96%
William H Quirk2896.43%
The Webb Law Firm22100.00%
Norton Rose Fulbright2163.16%
Wayne J Colton1884.62%
Charles W Hanor156.67%
Law Office Of Mark Brown11100.00%

What are Kinetic Concepts (KCI) key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Kinetic Concepts (KCI)?

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

R&D Focus: How has Kinetic Concepts (KCI) search focus changed over the years?

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