Velo3D Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Velo3D has a total of 171 patents globally, out of which 55 have been granted. Of these 171 patents, more than 47% patents are active. The United States of America is where Velo3D has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Velo3D.

Velo3D was founded in the year 2014. Velo3D provides additive manufacturing solutions for high-value metal parts. The company provides a 3D metal printing solution that makes it possible to produce vital parts for jet engines, space rockets, fuel delivery systems, and energy generation. As of February 2023, Velo3D has a market cap of $566.714 Million.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Velo3D which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Velo3D patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Velo3D patent portfolio.

How many patents does the founder and CEO of Velo3D have?

The founder Benny Buller (Also CEO), Erel Milshtein have 0, 132 patents.

How many patents does Velo3D have?

Velo3D has a total of 171 patents globally. These patents belong to 36 unique patent families. Out of 171 patents, 58 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Velo3D File Every Year?

Velo3D Patent Filling 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 GrantVelo3D Applications FiledVelo3D Patents Granted
2022143
202134
202073
20191320
20183313
2017537
2016255
201523

How many Velo3D patents are Alive/Dead?

Velo3D Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Velo3D File in Different Countries?

Velo3D Worldwide Patent Filling

Countries in which Velo3D Filed Patents

CountryPatent
United States Of America102
Europe14
Japan8
China6
United Kingdom4
Canada2
Korea (South)2
Germany2
India1
Mexico1

Where are Research Centres of Velo3D Patents Located?

R&D Centers of Velo3D

10 Best Velo3D Patents

US20150367415A1 is the most popular patent in the Velo3D portfolio. It has received 197 citations so far from companies like Applied Materials, Arcam and HP.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Velo3D:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US20150367415A1197
US9254535B2178
WO2016196382A1157
US9346127B2114
US9573193B2111
WO2016094827A1109
US10071422B2108
US9662840B1107
US9403235B2104
US9399256B2103

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Velo3D patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to the Velo3D invention. They couldn’t because Velo3D had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 60 Velo3D patents in 627 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Velo3D patent portfolio are General Electric, Concept Laser and HP.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Velo3D –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Velo3D PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
General Electric51135
Concept Laser2965
HP2644
United States Department Of Energy69
Eos614
Kinpo Electronics59
Applied Materials56
Xyzprinting59
Utc Aerospace49
Slm Solutions Group37

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Velo3D Patents

Top Velo3D Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US20150367415A139
US20170304894A124
US20180126650A118
US20170239719A116
US20170341183A115
US10065270B213
US10071422B212
US20180111319A111
US20180095450A110
US20180186082A19
US10611092B29
US9962767B28
US10434573B28
US20200004225A18
US20180281284A17

What Percentage of Velo3D US Patent Applications were Granted?

Velo3D (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 92 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 40 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 4396%.

Below are the key stats of Velo3D patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Velo3D?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Velo3D7945.17%
Macmillan Sobanski & Todd1384.62%

What are Velo3D key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Velo3D?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Velo3D in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Velo3D thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Velo3D search focus changed over the years?

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