Molex Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Molex has a total of 2345 patents globally, out of which 1918 have been granted. Of these 2345 patents, more than 25% patents are active. The China is where Molex has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Taiwan and United States of America. Parallelly, The China seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Molex.

Molex was founded in 1938. The Companydesigns, develops and manufactures electronic components. The Company offers connectors, sockets and edge cards, cable assemblies, antennas, optical, printed circuit boards, automation and lighting products.

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

How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Molex have?

The Founder Fred L Krehbiel has 16 patents and the CEO Joe Nelligan has 0 patent.

How many patents does Molex have?

Molex has a total of 2345 patents globally. These patents belong to 1865 unique patent families. Out of 2345 patents, 605 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Molex File Every Year?

Molex 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 GrantMolex Applications FiledMolex Patents Granted
2023328
20222649
20217148
20206664
20197374
20187257
20175847
20168363
20159274
20148878
20136182
20129251

How many Molex patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

Molex Patent Portfolio

 How Many Patents did Molex File in Different Countries?

Molex Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Molex Filed Patents

CountryPatents
China846
Taiwan724
United States Of America129
Japan111
Korea (South)98
Europe94
Germany56
Singapore32
Austria32
Canada31
Australia28
India24
Viet Nam11
Brazil9
Switzerland6
Spain4
Denmark3
Malaysia3
United Kingdom2
Italy1
Mexico1
Poland1
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)1

Where are Research Centers of Molex Patents Located?

R&D Centers of Molex

 10 Best Molex Patents

US6869445B1 is the most popular patent in the Molex portfolio. It has received 195 citations so far from companies like Spineology, Dynamic Spine and Aoi Medical.

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

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6869445B1195
US20030063862A1108
US6667439B284
US6560235B179
CN203871583U62
US6875384B161
US6605648B157
US6682030B255
US8068288B154
US20040059844A154

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

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

Examiners at the USPTO referred 58 Molex patents in 273 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Molex patent portfolio are Boston Scientific, Samsung and Depuy Synthes Products.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Molex –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Molex PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Boston Scientific35
Samsung34
Depuy Synthes Products34
3M Innovative Properties24
Mead Johnson Nutrition27
Innovative Health Technologies23
Atlantic Park Strategic Capital Fund23
Robert Bosch24
Ericsson22
Gold Medal Products213

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Molex Patents

Top Molex Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US7041159B28
US9136558B27
US6869445B17
US8062655B26
US7166140B26
US6560122B26
US8183953B25
US6849186B25
US20040139858A14
US20060292357A14
US7033195B24
US9103983B24
US6682030B24
US6875384B14
US8068288B13

What are Molex key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Molex?

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

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

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