RHI Magnesita has a total of 3056 patents globally, out of which 1862 have been granted. Of these 3056 patents, more than 39% patents are active. Europe is where RHI Magnesita has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and China. Parallelly, Europe seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Austria is the origin country of RHI Magnesita.
RHI Magnesita was founded in the year 1908. The Company provides refractory products, systems and services. The Company mines, produces and supplies refractory products for industrial high-temperature processes in the steel, non-ferrous, cement, and glass industries. As of April 2023, the market cap of RHI Magnesita is $11.44 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of RHI Magnesita which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find RHI Magnesita patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over RHI Magnesita patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of RHI Magnesita have?
The founder Friedrich Ferdinand Didier has 0 patent and CEO Stefan Borgas has 0 patent.
How many patents does RHI Magnesita have?
RHI Magnesita has a total of 3056 patents globally. These patents belong to 595 unique patent families. Out of 3056 patents, 1219 patents are active.
How Many Patents did RHI Magnesita 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 | RHI Magnesita Applications Filed | RHI Magnesita Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 15 |
| 2022 | 29 | 72 |
| 2021 | 45 | 79 |
| 2020 | 79 | 101 |
| 2019 | 99 | 104 |
| 2018 | 84 | 92 |
| 2017 | 105 | 129 |
| 2016 | 121 | 166 |
| 2015 | 248 | 116 |
| 2014 | 281 | 92 |
| 2013 | 205 | 75 |
| 2012 | 158 | 84 |
How many RHI Magnesita patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did RHI Magnesita File in Different Countries?
Countries in which RHI Magnesita Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Europe | 288 |
| United States Of America | 235 |
| China | 212 |
| Germany | 197 |
| Brazil | 173 |
| Spain | 154 |
| India | 140 |
| Poland | 134 |
| Canada | 127 |
| Korea (South) | 113 |
| Japan | 112 |
| Mexico | 107 |
| Russia | 90 |
| Austria | 89 |
| South Africa | 77 |
| Australia | 72 |
| Taiwan | 46 |
| Ukraine | 40 |
| Argentina | 36 |
| Eurasia | 33 |
| Viet Nam | 32 |
| Chile | 30 |
| Slovenia | 23 |
| Norway | 23 |
| Hungary | 21 |
| Malaysia | 17 |
| Italy | 16 |
| Egypt | 15 |
| Switzerland | 15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 14 |
| Serbia | 13 |
| Croatia | 11 |
| Israel | 10 |
| Peru | 10 |
| Portugal | 9 |
| Denmark | 9 |
| New Zealand | 8 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 7 |
| Indonesia | 7 |
| Turkey | 6 |
| Morocco | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 6 |
| Slovakia | 4 |
| Africa | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| Latvia | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 1 |
| Republic of Moldova | 1 |
| Montenegro | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of RHI Magnesita Patents Located?
10 Best RHI Magnesita Patents
US20070109177A1 is the most popular patent in the RHI Magnesita portfolio. It has received 79 citations so far from companies like Krohne, Honeywell and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of RHI Magnesita:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20070109177A1 | 79 |
| US20100158361A1 | 53 |
| US6352951B1 | 42 |
| WO2003081157A1 | 37 |
| US7410179B2 | 36 |
| WO2005085155A1 | 35 |
| DE102006013185A1 | 34 |
| US20070203013A1 | 31 |
| US6538433B1 | 29 |
| USD560563S1 | 24 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to RHI Magnesita patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to RHI Magnesita invention. They couldn’t because RHI Magnesita had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 29 RHI Magnesita patents in 92 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the RHI Magnesita patent portfolio are Krosaki Harima, Refractory Intellectual Property and Evolution Technologies.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing RHI Magnesita –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing RHI Magnesita Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Krosaki Harima | 6 | 6 |
| Refractory Intellectual Property | 4 | 12 |
| Evolution Technologies | 3 | 5 |
| Primetals Technologies | 2 | 4 |
| Rolls-Royce | 2 | 5 |
| Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics | 2 | 6 |
| Process Metrix | 1 | 1 |
| Weir Minerals | 1 | 3 |
| Saint Gobain Abrasifs | 1 | 2 |
| Imertech | 1 | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on RHI Magnesita Patents
Top RHI Magnesita Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20070203013A1 | 6 |
| US7410179B2 | 4 |
| US20070109177A1 | 3 |
| US8498740B2 | 2 |
| US7910050B2 | 2 |
| US7891408B2 | 2 |
| US6487980B2 | 2 |
| US8273288B2 | 2 |
| US7172013B2 | 2 |
| US20100158361A1 | 2 |
| US9085029B2 | 2 |
| US7598195B2 | 2 |
| US9162284B2 | 1 |
| US8371484B2 | 1 |
| US20100127832A1 | 1 |