Vulcan has a total of 95 patents globally, out of which 37 have been granted. Of these 95 patents, more than 43% patents are active. United States of America is where Vulcan has filed the maximum number of patents. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Vulcan.
Vulcan was founded in the year 1986. The Company operates as an investment company. The Company invests in financial services, internet and technology, life sciences, media, transportation, retail, communications, education and consumers sectors.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Vulcan which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Vulcan patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Vulcan patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Vulcan have?
The founder Paul Allen has 0 patent and Jody Allen has 0 patent and CEO Bill Hilf has 0 patent.
How many patents does Vulcan have?
Vulcan has a total of 95 patents globally. These patents belong to 35 unique patent families. Out of 95 patents, 41 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Vulcan 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 | Vulcan Applications Filed | Vulcan Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | – | 9 |
| 2021 | – | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 | 6 |
| 2019 | 23 | 2 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | – |
| 2016 | – | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | – |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
How many Vulcan patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Vulcan File in Different Countries?
All the Patents were filed by Vulcan in the United States of America.
Where are Research Centres of Vulcan Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Vulcan patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Vulcan Patents
US20060253874A1 is the most popular patent in the Vulcan portfolio. It has received 440 citations so far from companies like Lg Electronics, Microsoft Corporation and Apple.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Vulcan:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20060253874A1 | 440 |
| US20060020962A1 | 404 |
| US20060075429A1 | 387 |
| US20060080408A1 | 288 |
| US20060253782A1 | 282 |
| US20060248557A1 | 236 |
| US20060041926A1 | 225 |
| US7792920B2 | 198 |
| US20060064720A1 | 165 |
| US7900228B2 | 156 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Vulcan patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Vulcan invention. They couldn’t because Vulcan had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 37 Vulcan patents in 622 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Vulcan patent portfolio are Sony Corporation, Samsung Electronics and At&T Intellectual Property.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Vulcan –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Vulcan Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Sony Corporation | 15 | 47 |
| Samsung Electronics | 14 | 39 |
| At&T Intellectual Property | 12 | 29 |
| Lg Electronics | 11 | 27 |
| Saturn Licensing | 10 | 20 |
| Microsoft Technology | 9 | 21 |
| 9 | 24 | |
| Apple | 8 | 17 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 5 | 12 |
| Directv | 4 | 10 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Vulcan Patents
Top Vulcan Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20060253874A1 | 35 |
| US7900228B2 | 20 |
| US7941819B2 | 18 |
| US20060041926A1 | 18 |
| US7720844B2 | 15 |
| US20060020962A1 | 14 |
| US20060248557A1 | 13 |
| US20060075429A1 | 13 |
| US20090012955A1 | 12 |
| US20060253782A1 | 11 |
| US20070073704A1 | 10 |
| US7792920B2 | 9 |
| US20060031880A1 | 6 |
| US20060053470A1 | 6 |
| US20100318357A1 | 5 |
What are Vulcan key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Vulcan?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Vulcan