Plug Power Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Plug Power has a total of 545 patents globally, out of which 285 have been granted. Of these 545 patents, more than 18% patents are active. United States of America is where Plug Power has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Plug Power.

Plug Power was founded in the year 1997. The Company operates as a green hydrogen company. The Company focuses on building an end-to-end green hydrogen ecosystem, from production, storage and delivery to energy generation to help customers meet business goals and decarbonize the economy, as well as provides material handling, e-mobility, power generation and industrial applications. As of April 2023, the market cap of Plug Power is $6.95 Billion.

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

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Plug Power have?

The founder George C. McNamee has 2 patents and CEO Andrew J. Marsh has 3 patents.

How many patents does Plug Power have?

Plug Power has a total of 545 patents globally. These patents belong to 297 unique patent families. Out of 545 patents, 103 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Plug Power File Every Year?

Plug Power 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 GrantPlug Power Applications FiledPlug Power Patents Granted
20231
2022113
202172
202084
201982
201832
201763
201663
201597
201473
201375
20121212

How many Plug Power patents are Alive/Dead?

Plug Power Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Plug Power File in Different Countries?

Plug Power Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Plug Power Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America357
Europe31
Australia25
Japan17
Germany16
Canada15
Mexico8
Brazil7
India5
China4
Austria3
Taiwan2
Israel2
Denmark2
Malaysia2
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)1
Singapore1
Spain1
Portugal1
Netherlands1
Indonesia1

Where are Research Centres of Plug Power Patents Located?

R&D Centers of Plug Power

10 Best Plug Power Patents

US20020049717A1 is the most popular patent in the Plug Power portfolio. It has received 533 citations so far from companies like IBM, Pioneer and Qualcomm.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Plug Power:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US20020049717A1533
US20030196893A1208
US6387556B1194
US6703722B2138
US6810925B2131
US6569298B2121
US6428918B1104
US6510369B1102
US6468682B192
US6372372B190

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

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

Examiners at the USPTO referred 199 Plug Power patents in 1153 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Plug Power patent portfolio are Toyota, Gm Global Technology and Honda Motor.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Plug Power –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Plug Power PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Toyota2959
Gm Global Technology2473
Honda Motor1637
Hyundai Motor1226
Samsung1141
Bloom Energy1131
Audi1027
Panasonic924
Ford930
Xergy Ltd89

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Plug Power Patents

Top Plug Power Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US6810925B211
US20030196893A111
US8282811B210
US7947104B29
US6372372B19
US8557013B29
US7264895B28
US20020049717A18
US6559621B28
US6510369B18
US6822551B28
US8026020B27
US7099787B27
US9856178B27
US6669826B16

What Percentage of Plug Power US Patent Applications were Granted?

Plug Power (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 316 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 241 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 79.02%.

Below are the key stats of Plug Power patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Plug Power?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Trop Pruner & Hu13262.88%
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti8898.72%
Fish & Richardson2867.86%
Rainier Patents1593.33%
Wells St John10100.00%
Eric L Prahl6100.00%
Amy Manzer5100.00%
Dorsey & Whitney580.00%
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough580.00%
Fred G Pruner475.00%

What are Plug Power key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Plug Power?

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

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

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