Stratasys has a total of 1842 patents globally, out of which 1021 have been granted. Of these 1842 patents, more than 74% patents are active. United States of America is where Stratasys has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China, it has generated an annual revenue of $520.8 million. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Stratasys.
Stratasys was founded in the year 1989 by S. Scott Crump. Company is doing business in manufacturing of 3D printers and 3D production systems for office-based rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing solutions. As of December 2021, Stratasys has a market cap of $1.6 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Stratasys which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Stratasys’ patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Stratasys’ patent portfolio.
How many patents does Stratasys have?
Stratasys has a total of 1842 patents globally. These patents belong to 583 unique patent families. Out of 1842 patents, 1380 patents are active.
How many Stratasys patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Stratasys 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 | Stratasys Applications Filed | Stratasys Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 91 | 31 |
| 2012 | 114 | 51 |
| 2013 | 108 | 47 |
| 2014 | 155 | 48 |
| 2015 | 141 | 79 |
| 2016 | 202 | 93 |
| 2017 | 154 | 83 |
| 2018 | 162 | 94 |
| 2019 | 143 | 110 |
| 2020 | 81 | 124 |
| 2021 | 54 | 150 |
How Many Patents did Stratasys File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Stratasys Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 685 |
| Europe | 232 |
| China | 144 |
| Japan | 137 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 107 |
| Israel | 75 |
| Germany | 61 |
| Korea (South) | 58 |
| Canada | 24 |
| Australia | 18 |
| Spain | 18 |
| Italy | 8 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| Taiwan | 6 |
| Denmark | 6 |
| India | 5 |
| Russian Federation | 4 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Stratasys Patents Located?
10 Best Stratasys Patents
US6722872B1 is the most popular patent in the Stratasys portfolio. It has received 475 citations so far from companies like Fujitsu, Pure Storage and Tencent Technology.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Stratasys:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6722872B1 | 475 |
| US6569373B2 | 395 |
| US6850334B1 | 358 |
| US6790403B1 | 300 |
| US6749414B1 | 286 |
| US7300619B2 | 285 |
| US6500378B1 | 276 |
| US6923634B2 | 253 |
| US7183335B2 | 252 |
| US8221669B2 | 247 |
Which Companies are using Stratasys Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Stratasys patent portfolio are Xyz Printing, Kinpo Electronics and Xerox.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Xyz Printing | 134 |
| Kinpo Electronics | 134 |
| Xerox | 118 |
| Hewlett-Packard | 116 |
| Makerbot Industries | 112 |
| Mimaki Engineering | 84 |
| Canon | 72 |
| Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company | 72 |
| Epson | 71 |
| General Electric | 60 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Stratasys Patents
Top Stratasys Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7300619B2 | 24 |
| US6722872B1 | 23 |
| US9233504B2 | 21 |
| US7725209B2 | 20 |
| US20100327479A1 | 18 |
| US7236166B2 | 18 |
| US7891964B2 | 18 |
| US9168699B2 | 17 |
| US9108450B2 | 16 |
| US9031680B2 | 15 |
What Percentage of Stratasys US Patent Applications were Granted?
Stratasys (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 480 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 375 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 90.8%.
Below are the key stats of Stratasys patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Stratasys?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Westman Champlin & Koehler P A | 238 | 90.05% |
| Prtsi Inc | 84 | 95.65% |
| Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz Llp | 64 | 98.33% |
| Martin D Moynihan D B A Prtsi Inc | 12 | 83.33% |
| Pdsd Law | 6 | 80.00% |
| Kinney & Lange P A | 4 | 100.00% |
| Strategic Patents P C | 3 | 50.00% |
| Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz Pllc | 3 | 50.00% |
| Gena M Chapman | 2 | 0% |
| Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds P C | 2 | 50.00% |
“We help the best organizations in the world to make things better with 3D printing. In fact, we have more than 140,000 installations around the world.”
Through its 3D printing systems, quality materials, cloud-connected software, and service offerings, it helps in digitally transforming the entire product development and manufacturing value chain.
3D printing has the ability to change everything, and we’re right in the middle of it. Since then, it has demonstrated to industry leaders all across the world how to operate faster and better.
Its tried-and-true technology enable them to work more quickly, more creatively, and with lower costs across their entire organisation. It also offers decades of expertise, consultation, training, workflow management, and end-to-end support, in addition to its industry-leading printers and materials.
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What are Stratasys key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Stratasys?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Stratasys in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Stratasys thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Stratasys search focus changed over the years?
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