Lear Corporation Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Lear Corporation has a total of 6453 patents globally, out of which 3967 have been granted. Of these 6453 patents, more than 41% patents are active. The USA is where Lear Corporation has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Germany and China, it has generated an annual revenue of $20.8 billion in the year 2022. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Lear Corporation.

Lear Corporation was founded in the year 1917 by Frederick Matthai. Company is an American company that manufactures automotive seating and automotive electrical systems. As of March 2023, Lear Corporation has a market cap of $8.01 Billion.

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

How many patents does the CEO of Lear Corporation have?

The CEO, Raymond E. Scott, has 0 patents.

How many patents does Lear Corporation have?

Lear Corporation has a total of 6453 patents globally. These patents belong to 2796 unique patent families. Out of 6453 patents, 2708 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Lear Corporation File Every Year?

Lear Corporation 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 GrantLear Corporation Applications FiledLear Corporation Patents Granted
202274205
2021262197
2020277204
2019348232
2018306188
2017323177
2016257196
2015237225
2014207188
2013281157
2012337179
2011279162

How many Lear Corporation patents are Alive/Dead?

Lear Corporation Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Lear Corporation File in Different Countries?

Lear Corporation Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Lear Corporation Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America2349
Germany1807
China1183
United Kingdom409
Europe203
Spain67
Japan66
India61
France38
Italy23
Brazil19
Australia19
Mexico15
Austria10
Canada8
Sweden6
Russia6
Korea (South)4
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)2
Czech Republic1
Pakistan1
Philippines1

Where are Research Centres of Lear Corporation Patents Located?

R&D Centres of Lear Corporation

10 Best Lear Corporation Patents

US6373472B1 is the most popular patent in the Lear Corporation portfolio. It has received 359 citations so far from companies like Nissan Motor, Siemens, and Robert Bosch.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Lear Corporation:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6373472B1359
US6608399B2278
US6597897B2233
US6542182B1217
US6734807B2210
US6588838B1207
US6550856B1188
US6417786B2183
US7171003B1178
US20050134504A1166

Which Companies are using Lear Corporation 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 Lear Corporation patent portfolio are Ford Global Technologies, GM Global Technology Operations, and Hyundai Motor Company.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Ford Global Technologies175
GM Global Technology Operations60
Hyundai Motor Company47
Honda Motor Company32
Denso32
Toyota29
Kia Motors29
Ts Tech27
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha20
Volkswagen Group20

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Lear Corporation Patents

Blocked Patent Applications by Lear Corporation

Top Lear Corporation Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US7388466B219
US8068427B218
US7170400B213
US7801283B213
US7095456B212
US7117145B110
US7255466B29
US7050834B29
US7269484B28
US8071912B28
US7414380B28
US9333864B28
US7091886B28
US7046119B28
US7327216B28

What are Lear Corporation key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Lear Corporation?

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

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

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