Watsco has a total of 22 patents globally, out of which 12 have been granted. Of these 22 patents, more than 81% patents are active. United States Of America is where Watsco has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Mexico. Parallelly, United States Of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also USA is the origin country of Watsco.
Watsco was founded in the year 1945 by Albert Nahmad. The Company is the largest distributor of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration products. As of December 2022, Watsco has a market cap of $10.46 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Watsco which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Watsco patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Watsco patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder of Watsco have?
The founder, Albert Nahmad has 0 patents.
How many patents does Watsco have?
Watsco has a total of 22 patents globally. These patents belong to 9 unique patent families. Out of 22 patents, 18 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Watsco 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 | Watsco Applications Filed | Watsco Patents Granted |
| 2015 | 1 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
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10 Best Watsco Patents
US20160292781A1 is the most popular patent in the Watsco portfolio. It has received 13 citations so far from companies like Johnson Controls Technology, Intel and Honeywell.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Watsco:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20160292781A1 | 13 |
| US10876753B2 | 2 |
| US10832551B2 | 1 |
| US11480486B2 | 0 |
| CA3016226C | 0 |
| US11353840B1 | 0 |
| MX2021011989A | 0 |
| CA3132574A1 | 0 |
| MX389369B | 0 |
| US11009245B2 | 0 |
List of Watsco Patents
| Watsco Patents | Title |
| US11480486B2 | Integrated sensor and service port with anti-blowback feature for HVAC equipment or HVAC system |
| CA3016226C | System and method for monitoring a property |
| US11353840B1 | Actionable alerting and diagnostic system for electromechanical devices |
| MX2021011989A | BUILT-IN SENSOR AND SERVICE PORT WITH ANTI-KICKBACK FUNCTION FOR HVAC EQUIPMENT OR HVAC SYSTEM |
| CA3132574A1 | Integrated sensor and service port with Anti-blowback feature for HVAC equipment or HVAC system |
| MX389369B | DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM IN PLACE TO PROVIDE, CONTROL AND MONITOR AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING AND AIR QUALITY. |
| US11009245B2 | Method and system for proactively and remotely diagnosing an HVAC system |
| US10965488B2 | System and method for monitoring a property |
| US10876753B2 | Integrated sensor and service port for HVAC equipment or HVAC system |
| EP3427012B1 | System and method for monitoring a property |
| DE602017027414T2 | SYSTEM AND PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING A PROPERTY |
| US10832551B2 | System and method for characterizing and passively monitoring a property to identify events affecting occupants of the property |
| US10753630B2 | Method and system for proactively and remotely diagnosing an HVAC system |
| MX2019001745A | Integrated sensor and service port for HVAC equipment or HVAC system. |
| CA3033531A1 | Integrated sensor and service port for HVAC equipment or HVAC system |
| MX362560B | Method and system for proactively and remotely diagnosing an HVAC system. |
| WO2017152279A4 | System and method for monitoring a property |
| WO2017161457A4 | System and method for characterizing and passively monitoring a property to identify events affecting occupants of the property |
| CA2929709A1 | Method and system for proactively and remotely diagnosing an HVAC system |
| US20160292781A1 | Method and system for providing, controlling and monitoring air conditioning, heating and air quality |
| CA2925638A1 | On-premises device, method and system for providing, controlling and monitoring air conditioning, heating and air quality |
| US20160260043A1 | System and method for determing employee performance and providing employee learning |