Trane Technologies has a total of 5449 patents globally, out of which 3411 have been granted. Of these 5449 patents, more than 53% patents are active. United States of America is where Trane Technologies has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Trane Technologies.
Trane Technologies was founded in 1871 by Simon Ingersoll. Trane Technologies manufactures industrial equipment. The Company offers central heaters, air conditioners, electric vehicles, air cleaners, and fluid handling products. Trane Technologies serves customers worldwide. As of May 2022, Trane Technologies has a market cap of $38.86 Billion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of Trane Technologies which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Trane Technologies patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Trane Technologies patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Trane Technologies have?
The Founder Simon Ingersoll has 5 patents and the CEO Dave Regnery has 0 patents.
How many patents does Trane Technologies have?
Trane Technologies has a total of 5449 patents globally. These patents belong to 2548 unique patent families. Out of 5449 patents, 2921 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Trane Technologies 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 | Trane Technologies Applications Filed | Trane Technologies Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 206 | 81 |
| 2012 | 302 | 116 |
| 2013 | 437 | 125 |
| 2014 | 389 | 117 |
| 2015 | 343 | 171 |
| 2016 | 246 | 188 |
| 2017 | 263 | 260 |
| 2018 | 238 | 250 |
| 2019 | 291 | 288 |
| 2020 | 237 | 316 |
| 2021 | 166 | 292 |
| 2022 | 5 | 99 |
How many Trane Technologies patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Trane Technologies File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Trane Technologies Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1612 |
| China | 1023 |
| Europe | 643 |
| Germany | 343 |
| Canada | 162 |
| Australia | 155 |
| Japan | 144 |
| India | 120 |
| United Kingdom | 93 |
| Mexico | 69 |
| Korea (South) | 60 |
| Spain | 57 |
| Philippines | 53 |
| Taiwan | 44 |
| France | 42 |
| Brazil | 41 |
| Indonesia | 34 |
| Austria | 28 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 24 |
| Viet Nam | 21 |
| Denmark | 20 |
| Singapore | 18 |
| Norway | 17 |
| South Africa | 12 |
| Israel | 11 |
| Italy | 11 |
| Chile | 9 |
| Portugal | 9 |
| Malaysia | 7 |
| Czech Republic | 6 |
| Sweden | 6 |
| Argentina | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Eurasia | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
Where are the Research Centers of Trane Technologies Patents Located?
10 Best Trane Technologies Patents
US8090477B1 is the most popular patent in the Trane Technologies portfolio. It has received 356 citations so far from companies like Honeywell International, Nest Labs Inc and Google.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Trane Technologies:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8090477B1 | 356 |
| US8010237B2 | 310 |
| US8180492B2 | 287 |
| US8019567B2 | 278 |
| US7848900B2 | 237 |
| US8131497B2 | 224 |
| US6868695B1 | 206 |
| US7908117B2 | 202 |
| US7778746B2 | 198 |
| US7908116B2 | 193 |
Which Companies are using Trane Technologies 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 Trane Technologies patent portfolio are Carrier Corporation, Johnson Controls Technology Company and Lennox Industries Inc.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Carrier Corporation | 135 |
| Johnson Controls Technology Company | 67 |
| Lennox Industries Inc | 37 |
| LG Electronics | 27 |
| 27 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric | 26 |
| Daikin | 22 |
| Ademco Inc | 20 |
| Samsung Electronics | 19 |
| Honeywell | 16 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Trane Technologies Patents
Top Trane Technologies Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8556188B2 | 34 |
| US8702482B2 | 17 |
| US6868695B1 | 13 |
| US7778746B2 | 13 |
| US6622505B2 | 13 |
| US8136363B2 | 12 |
| US9494952B2 | 12 |
| US20130179373A1 | 12 |
| US8616194B2 | 11 |
| US8099178B2 | 11 |
| US6895764B2 | 11 |
| US8151583B2 | 10 |
| US8090477B1 | 10 |
| US6560980B2 | 10 |
| US8096141B2 | 9 |
What Percentage of Trane Technologies US Patent Applications were Granted?
Trane Technologies (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 770 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 618 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 86.31%.
Below are the key stats of Trane Technologies patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Trane Technologies?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson Pc | 244 | 88.99% |
| Womble Bond Dickinson Us Llp | 168 | 97.89% |
| The Trane Company | 117 | 62.43% |
| William O Driscoll | 96 | 89.38% |
| The Salerno Law Firm Pc | 45 | 71.11% |
| Trane Taft Jcn | 35 | 93.94% |
| William J Beres | 26 | 95.46% |
| Patterson Thuente Pedersen Pa | 13 | 100.00% |
| Conley Rose Pc | 5 | 80.00% |
| Michael E Martin | 5 | 80.00% |
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