Kohl’s has a total of 17 patents globally, out of which 8 have been granted. Of these 17 patents, more than 58% patents are active. United States of America is where Kohl’s has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Kohl’s.
Kohl’s was founded in the year 1962. The company operates as an Omni channel retailer. The Company’s stores and website sells private and national brand apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products, as well as offers online shopping and store credit cards.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Kohl’s which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Kohl’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Kohl’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does Kohl’s have?
Kohl’s has a total of 17 patents globally. These patents belong to 12 unique patent families. Out of 17 patents, 10 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Kohl’s 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 | Kohl’s Applications Filed | Kohl’s Patents Granted |
| 2024 | – | 1 |
| 2023 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | – |
| 2017 | 2 | – |
| 2016 | 2 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | – |
How many Kohl’s patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Kohl’s File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Kohl’s Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 16 |
| Canada | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Kohl’s Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Kohl’s patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Kohl’s Patents
US20160283925A1 is the most popular patent in the Kohl’s portfolio. It has received 76 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Wal-Mart Stores and Skip Holdings.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Kohl’s:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20160283925A1 | 76 |
| US20170161728A1 | 75 |
| US20170061525A1 | 31 |
| US20210073890A1 | 12 |
| US20230111745A1 | 7 |
| US10579958B2 | 4 |
| US20200380583A1 | 4 |
| US20210097467A1 | 3 |
| US10762469B2 | 2 |
| US11599548B2 | 1 |
List of Kohl’s Patents
| Kohl’s Patents | Title |
| US11984003B2 | Device For Automated Removal Of Security Tags And Associated Systems And Methods |
| US11599548B2 | Utilize High Performing Trained Machine Learning Models For Information Retrieval In A Web Store |
| US20230111745A1 | Systems And Methods For Generating Models For Recommending Replacement Items For Unavailable In-Store Purchases |
| CA3178893A1 | Generating Models For Recommending Replacement Items For Unavailable In -Store Purchases |
| US11448508B2 | Systems And Methods For Autonomous Generation Of Maps |
| US11417186B2 | Device For Automated Removal Of Security Tags And Associated Systems And Methods |
| US11373140B2 | Dispenser And Associated Tracking Application |
| US10938787B2 | Cloud Services Management System And Method |
| US20210232433A1 | Operations Cost Aware Resource Allocation Optimization Systems And Methods |
| US20210097467A1 | Risk-Controlled Operations Cost Performance Modelling And Associated Systems And Methods |
| US20210073890A1 | Catalog-Based Image Recommendations |
| US10762469B2 | Dispenser And Associated Tracking Application |
| US10579958B2 | Dispenser And Associated Tracking Application |
| US20200380583A1 | Promptly Adjust Recommendations To Increase Performance In A Web Site |
| US20170161728A1 | Integrated Shopping And Mobile Payment System |
| US20170061525A1 | Proximity-Based Object Identification With Live Feedback |
| US20160283925A1 | Omni-Channel Shopping And Mobile Payment System |
What are Kohl’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Kohl’s?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Kohl’s in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Kohl’s thinks it’s important to protect particular technological inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Kohl’s search focus changed over the years?
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