Sotera Health Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Sotera Health has a total of 249 patents globally, out of which 118 have been granted. Of these 249 patents, more than 46% patents are active. The United States of America is where Sotera Health has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and India. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Sotera Health.

Sotera Health was founded in the year 2015. The Company provides health care services and also offers integrated health and sterilization services with the scientific expertise of Nelson Labs, Nordion, and Sterigenics.

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

How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Sotera Health have?

The Founder Michael Petras and CEO have 0 patents.

How many patents does Sotera Health have?

Sotera Health has a total of 249 patents globally. These patents belong to 89 unique patent families. Out of 249 patents, 115 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Sotera Health File Every Year?

Sotera Health Patents 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 GrantSotera Health Applications FiledSotera Health Patents Granted
202210
202115
202095
201933
2018203
2017367
2016228
2015211
201438
2013210
201211
2011121

How many Sotera Health patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

Sotera Health Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did Sotera Health File in Different Countries?

Sotera Health Worldwide Patents

Countries in which Sotera Health Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America62
Europe16
India12
Canada12
Australia9
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)9
Germany8
Japan7
Austria7
Taiwan6
Brazil6
Argentina5
Russia5
Africa5
China5
Peru4
Indonesia4
Colombia4
Eurasia3
Spain3
Mexico3
Saudi Arabia3
Bangladesh3
United Kingdom2
Pakistan2
Philippines2
Korea (South)2
Tunisia2
Malaysia2
Chile2
South Africa2
Denmark2
Israel2
Kenya2
Singapore1
New Zealand1

Where are Research Centers of Sotera Health Patents Located?

Research Centers of Sotera Health Patents

10 Best Sotera Health Patents

US6338968B1 is the most popular patent in the Sotera Health portfolio. It has received 243 citations so far from companies like Sru Biosystems, Signature Bioscience and Virgin Islands Microsystems.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Sotera Health:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6338968B1243
US6376258B2213
US6340568B2175
US6566079B2167
US6485905B2162
US6627461B2145
US20030032000A1139
US6368795B1100
US20060216203A184
US6461808B181

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Sotera Health patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Sotera Health invention. They couldn’t because Sotera Health had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 33 Sotera Health patents in 174 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Sotera Health patent portfolio are GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Meso Scale Technologies and Deerfield Management Company.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Sotera Health –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Sotera Health PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy1036
Meso Scale Technologies25
Deerfield Management Company23
Nxp Bv23
Perkinelmer Health Sciences Canada Inc22
General Electric23
Mevex Corporation11
Vb Japan Technology Co Ltd11
Oxfordian Llc11
Civatech Oncology Inc11

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Sotera Health Patents

Top Sotera Health Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US6485905B27
US7526058B26
US20060216203A16
US6627461B25
US8953731B25
US6566079B24
US6461808B14
US6713757B24
US6676988B23
US6586946B23
US6504898B13
US7098452B23
US20030032000A12
US7405397B22
US9487912B22

What are Sotera Health key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Sotera Health?

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

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

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