SKF Patents – Key Insights and Stats

SKF has a total of 16849 patents globally, out of which 8769 have been granted. Of these 16849 patents, more than 45% patents are active. Germany is where SKF has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and China, it has generated an annual revenue of $9.6 billion in the year 2022. Parallelly, Germany seems to be the main focused R&D centre of SKF.

SKF was founded in the year 1907 by Sven Gustaf Wingqvist. SKF is a Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing company. As of April 2023, SKF has a market cap of $9.94 Billion.

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

How many patents does the CEO of SKF have?

The CEO, Rickard Gustafson, has 0 patents.

How many patents does SKF have?

SKF has a total of 16849 patents globally. These patents belong to 6389 unique patent families. Out of 16849 patents, 7678 patents are active.

How Many Patents did SKF File Every Year?

SKF 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 GrantSKF Applications FiledSKF Patents Granted
2022415467
2021628475
2020721536
2019677620
2018555557
2017514561
2016661585
20151318653
20141262437
20131399416
20121071325
20111009259

How many SKF patents are Alive/Dead?

SKF Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did SKF File in Different Countries?

SKF Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which SKF Filed Patents

CountryPatents
Germany3792
United States Of America2771
China2326
Europe2012
France727
Japan633
Italy560
Korea (South)426
India340
United Kingdom267
Austria228
Brazil205
Australia189
Spain175
Canada132
Sweden115
Denmark111
Netherlands75
Russia51
Mexico43
Taiwan27
South Africa25
Norway24
Poland24
Eurasia15
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)12
Indonesia10
Argentina10
Portugal10
Switzerland7

Where are Research Centres of SKF Patents Located?

R&D Centres of SKF

10 Best SKF Patents

US20110016960A1 is the most popular patent in the SKF portfolio. It has received 845 citations so far from companies like Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp., Denso Wave, and Ethicon.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of SKF:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US20110016960A1845
US6578225B2115
US6489884B1113
US20060167638A1106
US6340245B1100
US20080091059A195
EP2761249A177
WO2013045612A177
WO2008147284A176
US7097169B274

What are SKF key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by SKF?

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

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

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