Teradyne has a total of 3702 patents globally, out of which 1995 have been granted. Of these 3702 patents, more than 43% patents are active. United States of America is where Teradyne has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Japan. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Teradyne.
Teradyne was founded in 1960 by Nick DeWolf and Alex d’Arbeloff. Teradyne designs, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor test products and services on a worldwide basis. The Company’s test equipment products and services include, semiconductor test systems, military, aerospace test instrumentation, circuit-board test, inspection systems, automotive diagnostic, and test systems. As of May 2022, Teradyne has a market cap of $16.95 Billion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of Teradyne which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Teradyne patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Teradyne patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Teradyne have?
The Founder Nick DeWolf has 0 and Alex d’Arbeloff has 1 patent and the CEO Mark E Jagiela have 0 patents.
How many patents does Teradyne have?
Teradyne has a total of 3702 patents globally. These patents belong to 928 unique patent families. Out of 3702 patents, 1612 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Teradyne 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 | Teradyne Applications Filed | Teradyne Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 134 | 94 |
| 2012 | 132 | 92 |
| 2013 | 159 | 151 |
| 2014 | 195 | 106 |
| 2015 | 136 | 110 |
| 2016 | 129 | 78 |
| 2017 | 63 | 91 |
| 2018 | 131 | 103 |
| 2019 | 146 | 85 |
| 2020 | 122 | 89 |
| 2021 | 21 | 97 |
| 2022 | 1 | 35 |
How many Teradyne patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Teradyne File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Teradyne Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 704 |
| China | 366 |
| Japan | 366 |
| Korea (South) | 303 |
| Europe | 253 |
| Taiwan | 252 |
| Singapore | 189 |
| Germany | 133 |
| Malaysia | 105 |
| Australia | 101 |
| India | 91 |
| Viet Nam | 47 |
| Mexico | 41 |
| Austria | 32 |
| Canada | 27 |
| Philippines | 23 |
| Israel | 23 |
| Brazil | 17 |
| Indonesia | 17 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 15 |
| Spain | 14 |
| Denmark | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 10 |
| Argentina | 8 |
| Russia | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Teradyne Patents Located?
10 Best Teradyne Patents
US6393458B1 is the most popular patent in the Teradyne portfolio. It has received 202 citations so far from companies like IBM, Cisco Technology and Microsoft.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Teradyne:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6393458B1 | 202 |
| US6654914B1 | 169 |
| US6536005B1 | 131 |
| US7187549B2 | 128 |
| US20060209019A1 | 122 |
| US6694462B1 | 105 |
| US6784679B2 | 101 |
| US6686787B2 | 88 |
| US6449744B1 | 86 |
| US6356129B1 | 82 |
Which Companies are using Teradyne 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 Teradyne patent portfolio are Truist Bank, Advantest and Rohde & Schwarz.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Truist Bank | 54 |
| Advantest | 27 |
| Rohde & Schwarz | 21 |
| Apple | 13 |
| Keysight Technologies Inc | 11 |
| Qualcomm | 10 |
| Intel | 10 |
| X Development Llc | 9 |
| Fujitsu | 8 |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd | 8 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Teradyne Patents
Top Teradyne Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8614559B2 | 13 |
| US8779715B2 | 11 |
| US20060209019A1 | 10 |
| US7187549B2 | 9 |
| US9459312B2 | 8 |
| US8086343B2 | 6 |
| US7049577B2 | 6 |
| US8811194B2 | 6 |
| US7689213B2 | 6 |
| US7822130B2 | 6 |
| US7343558B2 | 5 |
| US7996174B2 | 5 |
| US8131223B2 | 5 |
| US8428781B2 | 5 |
| US9594891B2 | 5 |
What Percentage of Teradyne US Patent Applications were Granted?
Teradyne (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 848 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 743 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 91.7%.
Below are the key stats of Teradyne patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Teradyne?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Teradyne Inc | 209 | 93.94% |
| Fish & Richardson Pc | 114 | 85.09% |
| Blank Rome Llp | 104 | 94.23% |
| Legal Department | 88 | 90.80% |
| Mccracken & Gillen Llc | 83 | 98.80% |
| Burns Levinson Llp | 44 | 77.27% |
| Burns & Levinson Llp | 35 | 100.00% |
| The Webb Law Firm Pc | 22 | 95.45% |
| Haynes And Boone Llp | 20 | 100.00% |
| Law Office Of Bruce D Rubenstein | 13 | 92.31% |
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