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Best Buy Company, Inc. (BBY)

NYSE: BBY · Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores · Richfield, MN · 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

175 patents granted to the 6 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 Best Buy Company, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
175
163 utility, 12 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
4
Against 7 in 2024 and 12 in 2023
Applications published
178
1 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
6
a subsidiary
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
Computer technology16
Digital communication7
IT methods for management7
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy5
Audio-visual technology3
Other consumer goods3
Engines, pumps, turbines2
Medical technology1
Mechanical elements1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name6 counted
BBY SOLUTIONS, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
168 granted
111 published
BBY SOLUTIONS, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
53 published
GTL Company a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in KR)
0 granted
9 published
BEST BUY ENTERPRISE SERVICES, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
4 published
GTL COMPANY a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 4 more under the same name are not counted (printed in KR, printed in JP)
5 granted
0 published
Two Peaks, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Nov 11, 202512,468,773Configurable preview of dynamic CDN rendered websitesComputer technologyBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
May 20, 202512,305,858Apparatuses, systems, and methods for optimizing acoustic wave confinement to increase combustion efficiencyEngines, pumps, turbinesGTL COMPANY
Mar 11, 202512,249,861Supplemental capacitor based battery charging systemElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jan 14, 202512,196,346Dryer exhaust vent assemblyMechanical elementsBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Oct 8, 202412,111,748Automated multi-tier debug information collectionComputer technologyBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Sep 24, 2024D1,043,285Hand toolBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jul 9, 202412,034,560Automatic device orchestration and configurationDigital communicationBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Apr 9, 202411,954,096Database facet searchComputer technologyBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Apr 9, 202411,953,259Adjustable refrigerator shelvingOther consumer goodsBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Mar 12, 202411,928,714Method, medium, and system for a dynamic user interface control for efficient and controlled orderingIT methods for managementBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Jun 12, 20252025/0192602Supplemental Capacitor Based Battery Charging SystemElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 26, 20242024/0424650Hand ToolMachine toolsBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 19, 20242024/0420226CONTEXTUAL PROGRESS BAR FOR PROGRESSIVE ACTIVATION OF USER INTERACTIONSComputer technologyBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 12, 20242024/0411966SCALEABLE ACOUSTICALLY-STABLE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND DESIGN METHODSEngines, pumps, turbinesGTL Company
Nov 28, 20242024/0389827Dishwasher Moisture Removal SystemFurniture, gamesBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
May 30, 20242024/0177207DYNAMIC USER INTERFACE CONTROL FOR EFFICIENT AND CONTROLLED ORDERINGIT methods for managementBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 21, 20232023/0408089APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING ACOUSTIC WAVE CONFINEMENT TO INCREASE COMBUSTION EFFICIENCYEngines, pumps, turbinesGTL Company · patent 12,305,858 granted from it
Oct 19, 20232023/0334521System and Method for Caching of Data in a Computer SystemComputer technologyBBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Sep 7, 20232023/0281105Automated Multi-tier Debug Information CollectionComputer technologyBBY SOLUTIONS, INC. · patent 12,111,748 granted from it
Aug 17, 20232023/0259574CONFIGURABLE PREVIEW OF DYNAMIC CDN RENDERED WEBSITESComputer technologyBBY SOLUTIONS, INC. · patent 12,468,773 granted from it
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: IT methods for management 1 · Furniture, games 1 · Engines, pumps, turbines 1 · Computer technology 1 · Machine tools 1 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 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.

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