WiTricity has a total of 1078 patents globally, out of which 709 have been granted. Of these 1078 patents, more than 74% patents are active. The United States of America is where WiTricity has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of WiTricity.
WiTricity was founded in 2007 by Marin Soljacic. WiTricity Corporation provides wireless power transfer technology. The Company develops wireless electric power components for original equipment manufacturers. WiTricity is located in Massachusetts.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of WiTricity which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find WiTricity patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over WiTricity patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of WiTricity have?
The Founder Marin Soljacic has 418 patents and CEO Alex Gruzen have 0 patents.
How many patents does WiTricity have?
WiTricity has a total of 1078 patents globally. These patents belong to 291 unique patent families. Out of 1078 patents, 808 patents are active.
How Many Patents did WiTricity 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 | WiTricity Applications Filed | WiTricity Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 93 | 2 |
| 2012 | 74 | 4 |
| 2013 | 129 | 23 |
| 2014 | 117 | 27 |
| 2015 | 173 | 26 |
| 2016 | 109 | 66 |
| 2017 | 138 | 99 |
| 2018 | 47 | 104 |
| 2019 | 58 | 151 |
| 2020 | 29 | 113 |
| 2021 | 29 | 62 |
| 2022 | 2 | 32 |
How many WiTricity patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did WiTricity File in Different Countries?
Countries in which WiTricity Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 496 |
| China | 165 |
| Europe | 130 |
| Japan | 57 |
| Germany | 50 |
| Korea | 38 |
| Taiwan | 21 |
| Australia | 14 |
| Canada | 14 |
| Hong Kong | 10 |
| India | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of WiTricity Patents Located?
10 Best WiTricity Patents
US20100277121A1 is the most popular patent in the WiTricity portfolio. It has received 876 citations so far from companies like Sony Corporation, Qualcomm, Mojo Mobility.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of WiTricity:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20100277121A1 | 876 |
| US8115448B2 | 562 |
| US8035255B2 | 492 |
| US20100259110A1 | 486 |
| US20120091820A1 | 451 |
| US20120086284A1 | 450 |
| US20110074346A1 | 448 |
| US20120248886A1 | 433 |
| US20130038402A1 | 428 |
| US20100038970A1 | 410 |
Which Companies are using WiTricity 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 WiTricity patent portfolio are Samsung Electronics, Apple and Qualcomm.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Samsung Electronics | 63 |
| Apple | 41 |
| Qualcomm | 37 |
| Toyota | 37 |
| Sony Corporation | 35 |
| Nucurrent Inc | 27 |
| Ford Global Technologies Llc | 25 |
| Lg Innotek | 23 |
| Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co Ltd | 18 |
| IHI Corporation | 16 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on WiTricity Patents
Top WiTricity Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8115448B2 | 44 |
| US20100277121A1 | 43 |
| US8035255B2 | 37 |
| US9561730B2 | 31 |
| US9126490B2 | 29 |
| US10343535B2 | 26 |
| US8482158B2 | 26 |
| US8884581B2 | 22 |
| US8466654B2 | 21 |
| US10090885B2 | 21 |
| US20110074346A1 | 20 |
| US9384885B2 | 20 |
| US8805530B2 | 20 |
| US9726518B2 | 19 |
| US9379780B2 | 17 |
What Percentage of WiTricity US Patent Applications were Granted?
WiTricity (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 583 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 436 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 80.29%.
Below are the key stats of WiTricity patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for WiTricity?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Fish & Richardson | 164 | 77.56% |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear | 132 | 96.88% |
| Fish & Richardson | 117 | 60.00% |
| Colby Nipper Witricity | 48 | 91.89% |
| Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | 19 | 94.74% |
| The Law Office Of Richard F Jaworski | 18 | 77.78% |
| Hunter Clark Pllc | 15 | 80.00% |
| Goodwin Procter Llp | 14 | 75.00% |
| Edell Shapiro & Finnan Llc | 13 | 81.82% |
| Witricity Corporation | 9 | 88.89% |
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