Skuchain has a total of 28 patents globally, out of which 9 have been granted. Of these 28 patents, more than 53% patents are active. The United States of America is where Skuchain has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Skuchain.
Skuchain was founded in 2014. Skuchain is an organization that provides a block chain based commerce cloud for managing contracts, finance, and procurement.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Skuchain which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Skuchain patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Skuchain patent portfolio.
How many patents does Skuchain have?
Skuchain has a total of 28 patents globally. These patents belong to 7 unique patent families. Out of 28 patents, 15 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Skuchain 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 | Skuchain Applications Filed | Skuchain Patents Granted |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 |
| 2015 | 6 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | – |
How many Skuchain patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Skuchain File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Skuchain Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 6 |
| Japan | 5 |
| India | 3 |
| China | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Europe | 3 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Skuchain Patents Located?
The Research Centers of Skuchain Patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Skuchain Patents
US20170243193A1 is the most popular patent in the Skuchain portfolio. It has received 293 citations so far from companies like IBM, Alibaba, Advanced New Technologies.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Skuchain:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20170243193A1 | 293 |
| US20160164884A1 | 209 |
| US9436923B1 | 100 |
| US9641342B2 | 45 |
| US9641338B2 | 22 |
| WO2016090095A1 | 17 |
| JP2018506128A | 15 |
| WO2016138447A1 | 13 |
| CN107431622A | 10 |
| WO2016145384A1 | 7 |
List of Skuchain patents
| Skuchain Patents | Title |
| US10547446B2 | Method And Apparatus For Providing A Universal Deterministically Reproducible Cryptographic Key-Pair Representation For All Skus, Shipping Cartons, And Items |
| US9641342B2 | Tracking Unitization Occurring In A Supply Chain |
| US9641338B2 | Method And Apparatus For Providing A Universal Deterministically Reproducible Cryptographic Key-Pair Representation For All Skus, Shipping Cartons, And Items |
| US9436923B1 | Tracking Unitization Occurring In A Supply Chain |
| EP3262785B1 | Tracking Unitization Occurring In A Supply Chain |
| JP6674961B2 | A Computer-Implemented Method For Applying A Deterministically Reproducible Cryptographic Representation To All Groups Of Related Items Within A Lot Of Similar Items Across A Distribution Chain. |
| JP6661819B2 | Track Integrations That Occur Within The Supply Chain |
| JP6557349B2 | Track Integrations That Occur Within The Supply Chain |
| HK1246989A | Method And Apparatus For Providing A Universal Deterministically Reproducible Cryptographic Key-Pair Representation For All Skus, Shipping Cartons, And Items |
| HK1246931A | Cryptographic Verification Of Provenance In A Supply Chain |
| HK1246992A | Tracking Unitization Occurring In A Supply Chain |
| IN201737027365A | Tracking Unitization Occurring In A Supply Chain |
| IN201737023385A | Cryptographic Verification Of Provenance In A Supply Chain |
| IN201737026443A | Method And Apparatus For Providing A Universal Deterministically Reproducible Cryptographic Key Pair Representation For All Skus Shipping Cartons And Items |
| DE602016041412T2 | Track Unitization Occurring In A Supply Chain |
| US20170243193A1 | Hybrid Blockchain |
| US20160164884A1 | Cryptographic Verification Of Provenance In A Supply Chain |
| EP3269059A4 | Method And Apparatus For Providing A Universal Deterministically Reproducible Cryptographic Key-Pair Representation For All Skus, Shipping Cartons, And Items |
| EP3227853A4 | Cryptographic Verification Of Provenance In A Supply Chain |
| CN107430755A | Cryptographic Verification Of Provenance In A Supply Chain |
| CN107431622A | Tracking Unitization Occurring In A Supply Chain |
| CN107409002A | Method And Apparatus For Providing A Universal Deterministically Reproducible Cryptographic Key-Pair Representation For All Skus, Shipping Cartons, And Items |
| WO2016145384A1 | Method And Apparatus For Providing A Universal Deterministically Reproducible Cryptographic Key-Pair Representation For All Skus, Shipping Cartons, And Items |
| WO2016138447A1 | Tracking Unitization Occurring In A Supply Chain |
| WO2016090095A1 | Cryptographic Verification Of Provenance In A Supply Chain |
| JP2020074513A | Cryptographic Verification Of Source In Supply Chain |
| JP2018506128A | Cryptographic Verification Of Whereabouts In The Supply Chain |
| AT1300259T | Tracking Unitization Occurring In A Supply Chain |
What are Skuchain key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Skuchain?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Skuchain