Illinois Tool Works Inc Patent Portfolio Statistics

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Illinois Tool Works Inc.

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This article summarizes the perfomance of the assignee in the recent years. The overall statistics for this portfolio help to analyze the areas where the assignee is performing well. The filing trend, perfomance across the tech centers and the perfomance of the recent applications has been mentioned below. All the stats are calculated based on the perfomance in USPTO.

How does the overall patent portfolio of Illinois Tool Works Inc. look like?

Assignee Art Units
Total Applications: 6,316 2,700,465
Granted Patents: 4,617 1,706,581
Grant Index 83.61% ↑ 74.72%
Abandoned/Rejected Applications: 905 (16.39%) 577,251 (25.28%)
In-Process Applications: 765 416,633
Average Grant Time: 3.03 Years ↑ 2.55 Years
Average Office Actions: 2.02 ↑ 1.48

Which Technology Area Illinois Tool Works Inc. is filing most patents in? (Last 10 years)

Art Unit Definition Total Applications
3761 Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion 461
3677 Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware 412
3721 Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting 386
3742 Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, AndCombustion 380
Opap Parked GAU 254

How many patents are Illinois Tool Works Inc. filing every year?

Year Total Applications Predicted
2022 0* 899
2021 217* 745
2020 301 635
2019 295 295
2018 325 –
2017 305 –
2016 278 –
2015 281 –
2014 299 –
2013 315 –

*The drop in the number of applications filed in last two years compared to previous years is because applications can take up to 18 months to get published

Recently filed patent applications of Illinois Tool Works Inc. in USPTO?

Publication number: US20220185173A1
Application number: 17/551,663

Abstract:
An illumination module (1) for highlighting a region of a vehicle component, such as a charging or tank recess (20) or a handle assembly, includes a light source support (2) having at least one light source (3) and a housing (4), in which the light source support with the at least one light source is received. The housing includes a light outlet region (5), via which light can be decoupled from the housing (4). The illumination module (1) further includes a light diffuser (6) optically coupled to the light outlet region of the housing , which diffuser includes a first light outlet region (7), via which light can be decoupled for direct illumination or highlighting of the region of the vehicle component and which includes a second light outlet region (8), which is spatially separated from the first light outlet region (7) via which signal light can be decoupled.

Publication date: 2022-06-16
Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Inventors: Och Roland

Publication number: US20220186530A1
Application number: 17/551,741

Abstract:
A door handle assembly (1) for a vehicle, wherein the door handle assembly includes a handle support (2) and a grip (3) for opening a door or flap of the vehicle, wherein the door handle assembly is configured in order to be transferable between a mounting state and an operating state, wherein, in the mounting state of the door handle assembly, at least one first end region (4) of the grip (3) can be inserted or plugged into a receiving region (5) formed in the handle support (2) and in particular configured in order to be channel- or shaft-shaped, and wherein, in the operating state of the door handle assembly, the grip (3) is pivotably mounted relative to the handle support (2) via a pivot bearing formed during the change from the mounting state to the operating state about a pivot axis specified by the pivot bearing.

Publication date: 2022-06-16
Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Inventors: Wilke Zsolt

Publication number: US20220185070A1
Application number: 17/551,646

Abstract:
A cover (1) for a pressure relief valve assembly (2) of a vehicle, wherein the cover (1) comprises a base body (19) made of a sound-absorbing material which is uniform in terms of the material composition, wherein the base body as such is designed to be self-supporting and is in particular connectable to an edge region (4) of a pressure relief valve assembly (2).

Publication date: 2022-06-16
Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Inventors: Norbert Steiner

How are Illinois Tool Works Inc.’s applications performing in USPTO?

Application Number Title Status Art Unit Examiner
17/551,663 Lighting Module For A Vehicle Component And Vehicle Component With A Lighting Module – OPAP Central, Docket
17/551,741 Door Handle Assembly For A Vehicle And Method For Mounting A Door Handle Assembly – OPAP Central, Docket
17/551,646 Cover For A Pressure Relief Valve Assembly Of A Vehicle, A Pressure Relief Valve Assembly Having Such A Cover, And A Method For Producing A Corresponding Cover – OPAP Central, Docket
17/549,115 Illumination Module For Illuminating A Region Of A Vehicle Component – 2875 Tso, Laura K
17/545,115 Disinfectant Fogging Composition – OPAP Central, Docket