SMA Solar Technology Patents – Key Insights and Stats

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?

SMA Solar Technology 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 GrantSMA Solar Technology Applications FiledSMA Solar Technology Patents Granted
20231141
2022112136
202112889
2020159116
2019125152
2018161154
2017103145
2016132146
2015137144
2014276143
201327890
2012281103

How many SMA Solar Technology patents are Alive/Dead?

SMA Solar Technology Patent Portfolio

 How Many Patents did SMA Solar Technology File in Different Countries?

SMA Solar Technology Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which SMA Solar Technology Filed Patents

CountryPatents
Germany681
Europe391
United States Of America377
China295
Japan163
India163
Australia56
Korea (South)51
Spain48
United Kingdom40
Austria34
Canada33
Italy23
South Africa19
Denmark10
Poland10
Taiwan5
Turkey3
Chile3
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)3
Brazil2
Mexico1
Norway1
Israel1
Saudi Arabia1
Switzerland1

Where are Research Centres of SMA Solar Technology Patents Located?

R&D Centers of SMA Solar Technology

 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 NumberCitation Count
US7339287B2258
US8116103B2136
US8212409B2125
US8379418B289
US7812592B288
DE10225259B388
EP2355268A187
US20090244936A182
DE102004030912B375
DE202006008936U175

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 –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing SMA Solar Technology PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Enphase Energy1430
General Electric1019
Siemens929
Eaton Intelligent610
Tesla614
Marici Holdings615
Solaredge Technologies615
Fronius International610
Toshiba619
Robert Bosch57

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 NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US7339287B218
US7800248B29
US7616467B29
US7746669B28
US8502416B27
US8614901B26
US20130336013A16
US8212409B26
US9136688B25
US8922048B25
US9287712B25
US7960863B24
US8704403B24
US7944091B24
US8537510B24

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 FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Eschweiler & Potashnik27488.24%
Thomas R Vigil1894.44%
Neugeboren O Dowd6100.00%
Mccormick Paulding & Huber580.00%
Slater Matsil4100.00%
Thomas Horstemeyer4100.00%
Perkins Coie3100.00%
Lerner Greenberg Stemer2100.00%
Leydig Voit & Mayer2100.00%
Yan Fei Liu2100.00%

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 in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where SMA Solar Technology thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has SMA Solar Technology‘s search focus changed over the years?

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