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INTERFACE INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    536
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    41,282
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 50.0%
About

INTERFACE INC has a total of 536 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 50.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1979. It filed its patents most often in United States, Australia and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets machines, consumer goods and furniture and games are MOHAWK BRANDS INC, TEXTILE RUBBER & CHEM CO and COLLINS & AIKMAN FLOORCOVERING.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing INTERFACE INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Oakey David D 118
#2 Berard Raymond A 66
#3 Gray Keith N 56
#4 Jones William N 54
#5 Hensler Connie D 45
#6 Bradford John P 39
#7 Bradford John 31
#8 Daniel Sydney D 31
#9 Sheppard Joel 31
#10 Hobbs James 30

Latest patents

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