Ford Motor has a total of 79017 patents globally, out of which 42657 have been granted. Of these 79017 patents, more than 58% patents are active. United States of America is where Ford Motor has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Germany and China it also seems reasonable as the biggest market for Ford Motor is USA, it has generated an annual revenue of $127 billion in the year 2020. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Ford Motor.
Ford Motor was founded in the year 1903 by Henry Ford. Company is doing business in manufacturing and selling of automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. As of December 2021, Ford Motor has a market cap of $79.16 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Ford Motor which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Ford Motor’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Ford Motor’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does Ford Motor have?
Ford Motor has a total of 79017 patents globally. These patents belong to 28405 unique patent families. Out of 79017 patents, 46024 patents are active.
How many Ford Motor patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Ford Motor 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 | Ford Motor Applications Filed | Ford Motor Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 2259 | 1183 |
| 2012 | 2852 | 1364 |
| 2013 | 4456 | 1619 |
| 2014 | 6375 | 2155 |
| 2015 | 8698 | 2997 |
| 2016 | 9429 | 3277 |
| 2017 | 10607 | 4024 |
| 2018 | 8150 | 4875 |
| 2019 | 5784 | 6012 |
| 2020 | 3475 | 4441 |
| 2021 | 828 | 3349 |
How Many Patents did Ford Motor File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Ford Motor Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 26046 |
| Germany | 19013 |
| China | 16639 |
| Russia | 4218 |
| United Kingdom | 3135 |
| Mexico | 2797 |
| Europe | 2102 |
| Turkey | 1286 |
| Brazil | 648 |
| Canada | 637 |
| Japan | 564 |
| India | 441 |
| Australia | 217 |
| Austria | 67 |
| Korea (South) | 65 |
| Spain | 30 |
| Uruguay | 25 |
| Sweden | 24 |
| South Africa | 24 |
| France | 13 |
| Taiwan | 13 |
| New Zealand | 12 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 7 |
| Argentina | 6 |
| Israel | 5 |
| Thailand | 5 |
| Hungary | 4 |
| Poland | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Ford Motor Patents Located?
10 Best Ford Motor Patents
US6636258B2 is the most popular patent in the Ford Motor portfolio. It has received 569 citations so far from companies like Nissan Motor, Donnelly Corporation and Magna Electronics.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Ford Motor:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6636258B2 | 569 |
| US20040093155A1 | 473 |
| US6737964B2 | 420 |
| US6487477B1 | 343 |
| US6859148B2 | 339 |
| US8874301B1 | 324 |
| US20150066284A1 | 307 |
| US6497503B1 | 303 |
| US20110225105A1 | 303 |
| US6785551B1 | 301 |
Which Companies are using Ford Motor Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Ford Motor patent portfolio are Hyundai Motor, Gm Global Technology Operations and Toyota.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Hyundai Motor | 1348 |
| Gm Global Technology Operations | 1267 |
| Toyota | 1182 |
| Robert Bosch Gmbh | 479 |
| Honda Motor | 431 |
| Denso | 299 |
| Cummins | 201 |
| IBM | 158 |
| Nissan | 154 |
| Caterpillar | 145 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Ford Motor Patents
Top Ford Motor Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7332135B2 | 35 |
| US8537030B2 | 32 |
| US8588169B2 | 30 |
| US6487477B1 | 30 |
| US9811935B2 | 29 |
| US20100274691A1 | 29 |
| US8171724B2 | 22 |
| US6745151B2 | 21 |
| US9237537B2 | 20 |
| US7802386B2 | 20 |
What Percentage of Ford Motor US Patent Applications were Granted?
Ford Motor (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 8947 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 8130 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 91.69%.
Below are the key stats of Ford Motor patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Ford Motor?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Ford Global Technologies Llc | 5306 | 96.77% |
| Visteon Global Technologies Inc | 1070 | 99.81% |
| Brooks Kushman P C Fgtl | 235 | 25.11% |
| Dickinson Wright Pllc | 148 | 76.35% |
| Patent Central Llc | 102 | 67.65% |
| Macmillan Sobanski & Todd Llc Ford | 77 | 60.53% |
| Zeledyne Llc | 77 | 100.00% |
| Tung & Associates | 59 | 71.19% |
| Ford Global Technologies Inc | 48 | 95.83% |
| Lorraine S Melotik | 48 | 95.83% |
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What are Ford Motor key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Ford Motor?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Ford Motor in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Ford Motor thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Ford Motor search focus changed over the years?
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