Acuity Inc. (AYI)
NYSE: AYI · Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment · Atlanta, GA · filing with the SEC since 2001
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 20261,426 patents granted to the 15 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Acuity Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
1,426
1,069 utility, 356 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
51
Against 45 in 2024 and 71 in 2023
Applications published
912
33 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
15
a subsidiary, a former name
By yearGrantedApplications published
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy172
Computer technology33
Digital communication31
Audio-visual technology13
Measurement8
Thermal processes and apparatus8
Medical technology8
Telecommunications7
Control5
Basic communication processes4
Other special machines3
IT methods for management3
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name15 counted
ABL IP Holding, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
179 published
ABL IP HOLDING LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
514 published
Acuity Brands, Inc. a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
19 published
eldoLAB Holding B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
46 published
DISTECH CONTROLS INC. a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
14 published
Distech Controls Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA
56 published
QSC, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 published
QSC, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
43 published
EldoLAB Holding B.V. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in NL
30 published
Amerillum LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
3 published
DISTECH CONTROLS SAS a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
LUMINAIRE LED, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Seervision GmbH a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Names not counted (4)
Holophane S.A. de C.V.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in MX. 58 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Holophane Lighting Ltd.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 16 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Holophane S.A. de C.V.
Most of its patents print FR; this name counts in MX. 3 granted and 4 published under it are not counted.
ID Limited
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in IM. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025/0386160 | OPTIMIZATION OF AUDIO SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS IN ROOM ENVIRONMENTS | Audio-visual technology | QSC, LLC |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0369600 | PENDANT LIGHT STRUCTURE | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | ABL IP HOLDING LLC |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 2025/0364833 | EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | ABL IP HOLDING LLC |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0357840 | POWER SUPPLY FOR POWERING A LOAD, METHOD FOR POWERING THE LOAD | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | eldoLAB Holding B.V. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0354664 | LIGHT FIXTURE CONFIGURED FOR SKY EMULATION | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | ABL IP Holding, LLC |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 2025/0323964 | VIRTUALIZED HARDWARE BRIDGING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | Digital communication | QSC, LLC |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 2025/0322686 | GROUP SELECTION AND PARAMETERIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Computer technology | QSC, LLC |
| Oct 2, 2025 | 2025/0303655 | SILICONE OPTICS | Other special machines | ABL IP Holding, LLC |
| Sep 18, 2025 | 2025/0292437 | CONFERENCING SYSTEM WITH INTELLIGENT CALIBRATION | Computer technology | QSC, LLC |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2025/0243989 | LIGHTING FIXTURE | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | ABL IP HOLDING LLC |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 38 · Computer technology 13 · Audio-visual technology 6 · Digital communication 6 · Telecommunications 3 · Control 1.
A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.