Sonoco Products Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Sonoco Products has a total of 3849 patents globally, out of which 2285 have been granted. Of these 3849 patents, more than 41% patents are active. United States Of America is where Sonoco Products has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada. Parallelly, United States Of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Sonoco Products.

Sonoco Products   was founded in the year 1899. Company is a manufacturer of consumer, industrial, healthcare, and protective packaging.

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

How many patents does Sonoco Products have?

Sonoco Products   has a total of 3849 patents globally. These patents belong to 1324 unique patent families. Out of 3849 patents, 1589 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Sonoco Products File Every Year?

Sonoco Products 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 GrantSonoco Products Applications FiledSonoco Products Patents Granted
2023419
20224780
202189118
2020137141
2019120137
201897124
2017135139
2016187116
2015256156
2014291122
201312162
201210877
201113475

How many Sonoco Products patents are Alive/Dead?

Sonoco Products Patent portfolio

How Many Patents did Sonoco Products File in Different Countries?

Sonoco Products Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Sonoco Products Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America959
Europe435
Canada358
Germany299
Mexico268
China178
Brazil122
United Kingdom110
Japan106
Australia100
Spain88
Europe51
Taiwan44
Korea (South)42
Austria41
Singapore37
Argentina37
Poland36
South Africa28
India26
Malaysia22
Indonesia21
Saudi Arabia20
Italy19
Philippines17
New Zealand12
Turkey11
Russia10
Norway10
Israel8
Denmark6
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)5
Colombia5
Finland5
France4
Portugal3
Switzerland1
Chile1
Costa Rica1
Viet Nam1
Hungary1
Slovenia1
Egypt1
Ecuador1

Where are Research Centres of Sonoco Products Patents Located?

Research Centres of Sonoco Products Patents

Research Centres of Sonoco Products Patents 

CountryPatents
United States Of America854
Germany185
China83
United Kingdom66
Taiwan21
Philippines16
Italy15
Korea (South)14
Europe20
Finland5
Australia4
Mexico4
Singapore4
Indonesia4
Israel4
Turkey3
Malaysia3
Canada3
South Africa3
India2
Japan1
Egypt1
France1
Spain1
Poland1
Switzerland1

10 Best Sonoco Products Patents

US20100278454A1 is the most popular patent in the Sonoco Products portfolio. It has received 149 citations so far from companies like Cryovac, Polytex Fibers Corporation and Google.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Sonoco Patents:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US20100278454A1149
US9272475B2138
US6502986B1131
US6383592B1124
US7717620B2121
US6517243B2119
USD569243S1106
US6457585B1104
US7137517B298
US7066342B296

What are Sonoco Products key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Sonoco Products?

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

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

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