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Baxter International Inc. (BAX)

NYSE: BAX · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus · Deerfield, IL · filing with the SEC since 1994
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

4,756 patents granted to the 9 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 Baxter International Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
4,756
4,472 utility, 266 design, 18 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
159
Against 129 in 2024 and 125 in 2023
Applications published
3,173
196 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
9
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
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
Medical technology525
Computer technology18
Chemical engineering18
Pharmaceuticals15
Digital communication15
Furniture, games14
Measurement13
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy6
Control5
Handling5
Mechanical elements4
Textile and paper machines2
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name9 counted
Baxter Healthcare SA a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in AT)
1,166 granted
775 published
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1,324 granted
296 published
Baxter International Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CH)
1,371 granted
151 published
Welch Allyn, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
875 granted
286 published
BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CH. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CN, printed in IT)
0 granted
686 published
Hill-Rom Services, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 56 more under the same name are not counted (printed in SG)
0 granted
597 published
Welch Allyn, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
335 published
Baxter Healthcare Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
20 granted
14 published
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 4 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IL, printed in CH)
0 granted
33 published
Names not counted (3)
Baxter SA
Most of its patents print AT; this name counts in BE, CH, FR, IT. 71 granted and 22 published under it are not counted.
Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
Most of its patents print SG; this name counts in US. 63 granted and 9 published under it are not counted.
Baxter SA
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in BE, CH, FR, IT. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,508,415Tube twist tubing occluderMedical technologyBaxter Healthcare SA
Dec 30, 202512,508,354Apparatus for trending automated peritoneal dialysis treatmentsMedical technologyBaxter Healthcare SA
Dec 30, 202512,508,353Peritoneal dialysis system using ideal gas lawMedical technologyBaxter Healthcare SA
Dec 30, 202512,508,352Peritoneal dialysis cycler having decreased pH disinfectionMedical technologyBaxter Healthcare SA
Dec 30, 202512,507,721Ready-to-use parenteral nutrition formulationFood chemistryBaxter Healthcare SA
Dec 23, 202512,505,922Devices and methods for detecting errors during firmware updatesMedical technologyHILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Dec 23, 202512,502,469Air-powered peritoneal dialysis system with nesting containersMedical technologyBaxter Healthcare SA
Dec 23, 202512,502,322Patient support apparatus with a hydraulic lift having powered and manual modesMedical technologyHILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Dec 23, 202512,502,321Belt driven width expansion of a bedMedical technologyHILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Dec 16, 202512,499,981Medical fluid delivery system including a mobile platform for patient engagement and treatment complianceMedical technologyBaxter Healthcare SA
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0392644METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC JOINING AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN A MESH NETWORKDigital communicationHILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Dec 25, 20252025/0391557VIRTUAL SIGNAGE USING AUGMENTED REALITY OR MIXED REALITYMedical technologyHill-Rom Services, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0391526TECHNOLOGIES FOR PATIENT DOCUMENTATION IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY USING VOICE INPUTSMedical technologyHILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Dec 25, 20252025/0391169AUGMENTED REALITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR HEALTHCAREComputer technologyWelch Allyn, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387280HOSPITAL BED HAVING CHARTING CAPABILITYMedical technologyHILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Dec 18, 20252025/0384996ULTRA-WIDEBAND LOCATING SYSTEMS AND METHODSMedical technologyHILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Dec 18, 20252025/0381909PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS HAVING POWER INDICATOR TRANSPORT LIGHTTransportHILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Dec 18, 20252025/0381329METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOTORIZED PINCH VALVE IN A DIALYSIS SYSTEMMedical technologyBAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
Dec 18, 20252025/0381075INCONTINENCE DETECTIONMedical technologyHill-Rom Services, Inc.
Dec 11, 20252025/0378943MEDICAL DEVICE REALLOCATION BASED ON USAGE DATAMedical technologyWelch Allyn, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Medical technology 277 · Computer technology 20 · Digital communication 13 · Pharmaceuticals 8 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 5 · Handling 4.

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.

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