Kongsberg Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Kongsberg has a total of 1924 patents globally, out of which 1238 have been granted. Of these 1924 patents, more than 50% patents are active. Norway is where Kongsberg has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United States of America and Europe. Parallelly, Norway seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Kongsberg.

Kongsberg was founded in the year 1987. The Company develops, manufactures and markets high-technology aerospace and defence products, as well as systems for armed forces in Norway and other countries. The Company produces anti-ship missiles, launchers, missile control systems, weapon control systems and maritime and air traffic surveillance systems. As of February 2023, the market cap of Kongsberg is $7.81 Billion.

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

How many patents does the CEO of Kongsberg have?

The CEO Geir Haoy has 0 patent.

How many patents does Kongsberg have?

Kongsberg has a total of 1924 patents globally. These patents belong to 670 unique patent families. Out of 1924 patents, 972 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Kongsberg File Every Year?

Kongsberg Patent Filling 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 GrantKongsberg Applications FiledKongsberg Patents Granted
20236
2022680
20211369
20202683
2019105101
20189282
201711987
20169885
201510684
201413892
201315587
20128755
201110947

How many Kongsberg patents are Alive/Dead?

Kongsberg Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Kongsberg File in Different Countries?

Kongsberg Worldwide Patent Filling

Countries in which Kongsberg Filed Patents

CountryPatents
Norway274
United States Of America224
Europe219
Germany148
China111
Denmark71
Brazil66
Canada57
Spain55
Japan52
United Kingdom48
Singapore47
Australia47
Korea (South)43
Austria43
Poland26
Finland25
Portugal18
Russia18
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)17
Sweden15
Croatia15
India15
New Zealand8
Malta7
Cyprus6
Slovenia6
Eurasia4
Hungary3
Viet Nam3
Turkey3
Italy3
Lithuania3
Indonesia3
South Africa2
Israel2
Mexico2
Taiwan2
Africa1
Angola1
Iceland1
Argentina1
Czech Republic1
Africa1
Uruguay1

Where are Research Centres of Kongsberg Patents Located?

R&D Centers of Kongsberg

10 Best Kongsberg Patents

WO2006048331A1 is the most popular patent in the Kongsberg portfolio. It has received 140 citations so far from companies like Abbott, Sanofi and Abbvie.

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

Publication NumberCitation Count
WO2006048331A1140
WO2006050908A1138
US6512529B1130
WO2008122787A1112
US20120289103A189
US6682059B185
WO2010130638A185
US6664692B170
US20090086015A169
WO2009121812A151

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

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

Examiners at the USPTO referred 60 Kongsberg patents in 229 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Kongsberg patent portfolio are Quanterix, Hadal and Schlumberger.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Kongsberg –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Kongsberg PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Quanterix22
Hadal23
Schlumberger23
Apple22
Halliburton Energy Services23
California Institute Of Technology23
Saudi Arabian Oil Company22
Cgg Services23
Sercel24
Falcon Power22

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Kongsberg Patents

Top Kongsberg Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US10301923B28
US8926381B27
US8897938B27
US20120289103A15
US20090086015A14
US6512529B14
US8665122B23
US6964518B13
US20110276305A13
US10323502B23
US7614926B23
US20130307357A13
US20070085025A13
US20100253176A13
US9608793B23

What are Kongsberg key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Kongsberg?

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

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

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