Qumulo has a total of 57 patents globally, out of which 45 have been granted. Of these 57 patents, more than 94% patents are active. The United States of America is where Qumulo has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Qumulo.
Qumulo was founded in the year 2012. The Company offers enterprise data storage services. The Company provides management, scalability and efficiency data solutions, as well as database theory, protocol analysis and design, and performance measurement and optimization services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Qumulo which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Qumulo patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Qumulo patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Qumulo have?
The founder Aaron Passey has 5 patents, Neal Fachan has 5 patents and Peter Godman has 2 patents. The CEO Bill Richter has 0 patent.
How many patents does Qumulo have?
Qumulo has a total of 57 patents globally. These patents belong to 32 unique patent families. Out of 57 patents, 54 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Qumulo 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 | Qumulo Applications Filed | Qumulo Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 14 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 14 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | – |
How many Qumulo patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Qumulo File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Qumulo Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 51 |
| Europe | 3 |
Where are the Research Centres of Qumulo Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Qumulo patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Qumulo Patents
US9753932B1 is the most popular patent in the Qumulo portfolio. It has received 46 citations so far from companies like Vmware, EMC IP Holding and Oracle.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Qumulo:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US9753932B1 | 46 |
| US10318401B2 | 28 |
| US10534758B1 | 22 |
| US10474635B1 | 18 |
| US10725977B1 | 14 |
| US10621147B1 | 11 |
| US10795796B1 | 8 |
| US11157458B1 | 4 |
| US10936551B1 | 3 |
| US10936538B1 | 3 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Qumulo patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Qumulo invention. They couldn’t because Qumulo had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 8 Qumulo patents in 34 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Qumulo patent portfolio are Bank of New York, IBM and Dropbox.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Qumulo –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Qumulo Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Bank Of New York | 4 | 9 |
| IBM | 2 | 7 |
| Dropbox | 2 | 3 |
| Cohesity Inc | 1 | 5 |
| Td Ameritrade | 1 | 2 |
| Nutanix | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | |
| Amazon | 1 | 2 |
| Bugreplay Inc | 1 | 1 |
| Druva Inc | 1 | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Qumulo Patents
Top Qumulo Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9836480B2 | 7 |
| US10095708B2 | 2 |
| US11132336B2 | 1 |
| US10606812B2 | 1 |
| US9753932B1 | 1 |
| US10095709B2 | 1 |
| US10678671B2 | 1 |
| US10614033B1 | 1 |
What Percentage of Qumulo US Patent Applications were Granted?
Qumulo (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 38 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 34 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 100.0%.
Below are the key stats of Qumulo patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Qumulo?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Branch Partners | 38 | 100.00% |