Sanmina has a total of 412 patents globally, out of which 273 have been granted. Of these 412 patents, more than 39% patents are active. United States of America is where Sanmina has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Sanmina.
Sanmina was founded in the year 1980. The company provides electronics contract manufacturing services to customers located around the world. The Company offers its customers expertise in new product introduction, manufacturing, and design and fabrication of complex interconnect products. Sanmina Corporation specializes in circuit fabrication, system assembly, integration, and high-end enclosures and cabling.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Sanmina which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Sanmina patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Sanmina patent portfolio.
How many patents does Sanmina have?
Sanmina has a total of 412 patents globally. These patents belong to 173 unique patent families. Out of 412 patents, 163 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Sanmina 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 | Sanmina Applications Filed | Sanmina Patents Granted |
| 2025 | – | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 18 |
| 2019 | 10 | 20 |
| 2018 | 20 | 9 |
| 2017 | 19 | 18 |
| 2016 | 11 | 13 |
| 2015 | 17 | 10 |
| 2014 | 43 | 8 |
How many Sanmina patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Sanmina File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Sanmina Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 222 |
| Europe (EPO) | 28 |
| Japan | 25 |
| Korea (South) | 17 |
| China | 16 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Austria | 9 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
| Canada | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| India | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Sanmina Patents Located?
10 Best Sanmina Patents
US6986069B2 is the most popular patent in the Sanmina portfolio. It has received 141 citations so far from companies like IBM, Microsoft and Xerox.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Sanmina:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6986069B2 | 141 |
| US7011576B2 | 140 |
| US20060277355A1 | 130 |
| US7180165B2 | 103 |
| US20060199390A1 | 89 |
| US8325554B2 | 82 |
| US7309279B2 | 78 |
| US7159137B2 | 63 |
| US6988854B2 | 60 |
| US20060013065A1 | 60 |
What Percentage of Sanmina US Patent Applications were Granted?
Sanmina (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 393 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 335 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 92.54%.
Below are the key stats of Sanmina patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for Sanmina?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Loza & Loza Llp | 168 | 64.18% |
| Polsinelli Pc | 43 | 85.00% |
| Perkins Cole Llp | 20 | 82.35% |
| Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne Pc | 18 | 100.00% |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 15 | 93.33% |
| M. Vanessah Melton, Farney Pc | 14 | 100.00% |
| Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA | 14 | 100.00% |
| Steven H Jackman Esq | 12 | 100.00% |
| Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Llp | 11 | 100.00% |
| Innovation Law Llp | 9 | 100.00% |
What are Sanmina key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Sanmina?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Sanmina in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Sanmina thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Sanmina search focus changed over the years?
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