Bridgestone Corporation Patent Portfolio Statistics

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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 Bridgestone Corporation look like?

Assignee Art Units
Total Applications: 4,368 2,297,931
Granted Patents: 2,718 1,414,280
Grant Index 68.95% 74.26%
Abandoned/Rejected Applications: 1,224 (31.05%) 490,317 (25.74%)
In-Process Applications: 423 393,334
Average Grant Time: 2.9 Years 2.56 Years
Average Office Actions: 1.86 1.51

Which Technology Area Bridgestone Corporation is filing most patents in? (Last 10 years)

Art Unit Definition Total Applications
1747 Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding 541
1749 Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding 358
1762 Oraganic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions 277
1733 Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography 216
1765 Oraganic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions 196

How many patents are Bridgestone Corporation filing every year?

Year Total Applications Predicted
2022 0* 508
2021 138* 427
2020 195 400
2019 249 249
2018 208
2017 250
2016 244
2015 214
2014 232
2013 251

*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 Bridgestone Corporation in USPTO?

Publication number: US20220227177A1
Application number: 17/596,284

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire including a belt constituted by at least one belt layer on a tire radial-direction inner side of a tread portion. The belt layer includes a reinforcing element containing plural metal filaments aligned in a single row without being twisted together is embedded in an elastomer. The tread portion includes: two or more circumferential main grooves arranged within a width of a ground-contact surface; and land portions, and widthwise sipes are arranged in at least one of center land portion. The widthwise sipes each include: a linear portion linearly extending from the surface of the tread portion toward the tire radial-direction inner side; and a bent portion extending from the linear portion toward the tire radial-direction inner side, and the length of the linear portion increases from an extending length center portion of each widthwise sipe toward at least one of tread widthwise end portions.

Publication date:
Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
Inventors: Kazuki Uemura


Publication number: None
Application number: 17/596,280

Abstract:


Publication date:
Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
Inventors: Miura Takahiro


Publication number: US20220227184A1
Application number: 17/596,285

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire includes at least one balance patch arranged on a tire inner surface that is a surface on the inner side of the tire, and a functional component having a communication function and arranged on the tire inner surface at a position separated at a predetermined angle θ from the balance patch in a tire circumferential direction.

Publication date:
Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
Inventors: Hayato Toda


How are Bridgestone Corporation’s applications performing in USPTO?

Application Number Title Status Art Unit Examiner
17/596,284 Pneumatic Tire Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/596,280 Anti Oxidant Supply Composition, Anti Oxidant Supply Material, And Anti Oxidant Supply Method Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/596,285 Pneumatic Tire And Method Of Manufacturing Pneumatic Tire Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/596,115 Tire Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/616,024 Charging Roller And Image Forming Apparatus Sent to Classification contractor