SMA Solar Technology has a total of 2755 patents globally, out of which 1670 have been granted. Of these 2755 patents, more than 62% patents are active. Germany is where SMA Solar Technology has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and United States of America. Parallelly, Germany seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of SMA Solar Technology.
SMA Solar Technology was founded in the year 1981. The Company manufactures solar inverters, alternating current converters for solar generated electricity. The Company specializes in photovoltaic systems technology. As of June 2023, the market cap of SMA Solar Technology is $3.25 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of SMA Solar Technology which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find SMA Solar Technology patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over SMA Solar Technology patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of SMA Solar Technology have?
The founders Gunther Cramer has 14 patents, Peter Drews has 19 patents, Reiner Wettlaufer has 0 patent and Werner Kleinkauf has 3 patents. The CEO Jurgen Reinert has 4 patents.
How many patents does SMA Solar Technology have?
SMA Solar Technology has a total of 2755 patents globally. These patents belong to 987 unique patent families. Out of 2755 patents, 1725 patents are active.
How Many Patents did SMA Solar Technology 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 | SMA Solar Technology Applications Filed | SMA Solar Technology Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 11 | 41 |
| 2022 | 112 | 136 |
| 2021 | 128 | 89 |
| 2020 | 159 | 116 |
| 2019 | 125 | 152 |
| 2018 | 161 | 154 |
| 2017 | 103 | 145 |
| 2016 | 132 | 146 |
| 2015 | 137 | 144 |
| 2014 | 276 | 143 |
| 2013 | 278 | 90 |
| 2012 | 281 | 103 |
How many SMA Solar Technology patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did SMA Solar Technology File in Different Countries?
Countries in which SMA Solar Technology Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Germany | 681 |
| Europe | 391 |
| United States Of America | 377 |
| China | 295 |
| Japan | 163 |
| India | 163 |
| Australia | 56 |
| Korea (South) | 51 |
| Spain | 48 |
| United Kingdom | 40 |
| Austria | 34 |
| Canada | 33 |
| Italy | 23 |
| South Africa | 19 |
| Denmark | 10 |
| Poland | 10 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
| Turkey | 3 |
| Chile | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of SMA Solar Technology Patents Located?
10 Best SMA Solar Technology Patents
US7339287B2 is the most popular patent in the SMA Solar Technology portfolio. It has received 258 citations so far from companies like General Electric, Hitachi and Sony.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of SMA Solar Technology:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7339287B2 | 258 |
| US8116103B2 | 136 |
| US8212409B2 | 125 |
| US8379418B2 | 89 |
| US7812592B2 | 88 |
| DE10225259B3 | 88 |
| EP2355268A1 | 87 |
| US20090244936A1 | 82 |
| DE102004030912B3 | 75 |
| DE202006008936U1 | 75 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to SMA Solar Technology patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to SMA Solar Technology invention. They couldn’t because SMA Solar Technology had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 157 SMA Solar Technology patents in 632 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the SMA Solar Technology patent portfolio are Enphase Energy, General Electric and Siemens.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing SMA Solar Technology –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing SMA Solar Technology Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Enphase Energy | 14 | 30 |
| General Electric | 10 | 19 |
| Siemens | 9 | 29 |
| Eaton Intelligent | 6 | 10 |
| Tesla | 6 | 14 |
| Marici Holdings | 6 | 15 |
| Solaredge Technologies | 6 | 15 |
| Fronius International | 6 | 10 |
| Toshiba | 6 | 19 |
| Robert Bosch | 5 | 7 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on SMA Solar Technology Patents
Top SMA Solar Technology Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7339287B2 | 18 |
| US7800248B2 | 9 |
| US7616467B2 | 9 |
| US7746669B2 | 8 |
| US8502416B2 | 7 |
| US8614901B2 | 6 |
| US20130336013A1 | 6 |
| US8212409B2 | 6 |
| US9136688B2 | 5 |
| US8922048B2 | 5 |
| US9287712B2 | 5 |
| US7960863B2 | 4 |
| US8704403B2 | 4 |
| US7944091B2 | 4 |
| US8537510B2 | 4 |
What Percentage of SMA Solar Technology US Patent Applications were Granted?
SMA Solar Technology (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 326 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 259 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 89.31%.
Below are the key stats of SMA Solar Technology patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for SMA Solar Technology?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Eschweiler & Potashnik | 274 | 88.24% |
| Thomas R Vigil | 18 | 94.44% |
| Neugeboren O Dowd | 6 | 100.00% |
| Mccormick Paulding & Huber | 5 | 80.00% |
| Slater Matsil | 4 | 100.00% |
| Thomas Horstemeyer | 4 | 100.00% |
| Perkins Coie | 3 | 100.00% |
| Lerner Greenberg Stemer | 2 | 100.00% |
| Leydig Voit & Mayer | 2 | 100.00% |
| Yan Fei Liu | 2 | 100.00% |
What are SMA Solar Technology‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by SMA Solar Technology?
The chart below distributes patents filed by SMA Solar Technology