McWane Patents – Insights & Stats (Updated 2023)

McWane has a total of 215 patents globally, out of which 157 have been granted. Of these 215 patents, more than 77% patents are active. The United States is where McWane has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of McWane and is also the origin country of the firm.

McWane was founded in the year 1921 by James Ransom McWane. The company is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of iron water works and plumbing products and one of America’s largest privately owned companies.

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

How many patents does McWane have?

McWane has a total of 215 patents globally. These patents belong to 120 unique patent families. Out of 215 patents, 166 patents are active.

How Many Patents did McWane File Every Year?

McWane 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 GrantMcWane Applications FiledMcWane Patents Granted
20221017
20211720
20201724
20191318
2018299
2017258
20161315
201585
2014157
201373
201224
2011106

How many McWane patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

McWane Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did McWane File in Different Countries?

McWane Worldwide Patent Filing

List of Countries in which McWane Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America165
Canada10
Europe4
Mexico4
China4
Australia3
Saudi Arabia2
Japan2
United Kingdom1
Costa Rica1
India1
Austria1
Germany1

Where are Research Centres of McWane Patents Located?

R&D Centres of McWane

10 Best McWane Patents

US9374874B1 is the most popular patent in the McWane portfolio. It has received 48 citations so far from companies like Honeywell International, Philips Lighting Holding, and Eaton Intelligent Power Limited.

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

Publication NumberCitation Count
US9374874B148
US7970871B248
US9619989B144
US10317384B243
US8204971B243
US8792401B240
US20100132806A127
US20090098898A127
US20050224114A127
US9298954B125

What are McWane‘s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by McWane?

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

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

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Our comprehensive report provides an in-depth look into the patent portfolio. The report includes a breakdown of the patent portfolio across various technologies, listing the patent along with brief summaries of each patent's technology.