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?
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 Grant | Plug Power Applications Filed | Plug Power Patents Granted |
2023 | – | 1 |
2022 | 11 | 3 |
2021 | 7 | 2 |
2020 | 8 | 4 |
2019 | 8 | 2 |
2018 | 3 | 2 |
2017 | 6 | 3 |
2016 | 6 | 3 |
2015 | 9 | 7 |
2014 | 7 | 3 |
2013 | 7 | 5 |
2012 | 12 | 12 |
How many Plug Power patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Plug Power File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Plug Power Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
United States Of America | 357 |
Europe | 31 |
Australia | 25 |
Japan | 17 |
Germany | 16 |
Canada | 15 |
Mexico | 8 |
Brazil | 7 |
India | 5 |
China | 4 |
Austria | 3 |
Taiwan | 2 |
Israel | 2 |
Denmark | 2 |
Malaysia | 2 |
Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Indonesia | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Plug Power Patents Located?
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 Number | Citation Count |
US20020049717A1 | 533 |
US20030196893A1 | 208 |
US6387556B1 | 194 |
US6703722B2 | 138 |
US6810925B2 | 131 |
US6569298B2 | 121 |
US6428918B1 | 104 |
US6510369B1 | 102 |
US6468682B1 | 92 |
US6372372B1 | 90 |
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 –
Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Plug Power Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
Toyota | 29 | 59 |
Gm Global Technology | 24 | 73 |
Honda Motor | 16 | 37 |
Hyundai Motor | 12 | 26 |
Samsung | 11 | 41 |
Bloom Energy | 11 | 31 |
Audi | 10 | 27 |
Panasonic | 9 | 24 |
Ford | 9 | 30 |
Xergy Ltd | 8 | 9 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Plug Power Patents
Top Plug Power Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
US6810925B2 | 11 |
US20030196893A1 | 11 |
US8282811B2 | 10 |
US7947104B2 | 9 |
US6372372B1 | 9 |
US8557013B2 | 9 |
US7264895B2 | 8 |
US20020049717A1 | 8 |
US6559621B2 | 8 |
US6510369B1 | 8 |
US6822551B2 | 8 |
US8026020B2 | 7 |
US7099787B2 | 7 |
US9856178B2 | 7 |
US6669826B1 | 6 |
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 Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
Trop Pruner & Hu | 132 | 62.88% |
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti | 88 | 98.72% |
Fish & Richardson | 28 | 67.86% |
Rainier Patents | 15 | 93.33% |
Wells St John | 10 | 100.00% |
Eric L Prahl | 6 | 100.00% |
Amy Manzer | 5 | 100.00% |
Dorsey & Whitney | 5 | 80.00% |
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 5 | 80.00% |
Fred G Pruner | 4 | 75.00% |