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Belden Inc. (BDC)

NYSE: BDC · Drawing & Insulating of Nonferrous Wire · St. Louis, MO · 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

822 patents granted to the 27 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 Belden Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
822
753 utility, 65 design, 4 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
53
Against 44 in 2024 and 46 in 2023
Applications published
776
89 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
27
a subsidiary, its own name, a former 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
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy94
Optics75
Digital communication20
Handling15
Telecommunications14
Audio-visual technology7
Computer technology3
Measurement2
Mechanical elements1
Basic communication processes1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name27 counted
PPC BROADBAND, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
470 granted
376 published
Belden Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
102 granted
42 published
PPC BROADBAND, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
111 published
PPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD. a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
32 granted
39 published
Hirschmann Electronics GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
40 granted
29 published
BELDEN CANADA ULC a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
30 granted
31 published
BELDEN CANADA ULC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA
0 granted
61 published
Belden Wire & Cable Company a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
36 granted
0 published
Belden Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
22 granted
11 published
HIRSCHMANN AUTOMATION AND CONTROL GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
25 granted
8 published
HIRSCHMANN AUTOMATION AND CONTROL GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
31 published
BELDEN CANADA INC. a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
29 granted
1 published
Belden Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
17 published
Cable Design Technologies, Inc. a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
12 granted
3 published
GARRETTCOM, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
10 granted
2 published
THINKLOGICAL, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
8 granted
3 published
Thinklogical LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 published
BELDEN DEUTSCHLAND GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
1 published
BELDEN DEUTSCHLAND GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
2 published
NETMODULE AG a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
Belden Wire and Cable B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
HANPLAST SP. Z O.O. a subsidiary
PL, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
HANPLAST SP. Z O.O. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in PL
0 granted
1 published
Litmus Automation Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
PRECISION OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Precision Optical Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
ProSoft Technology, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (5)
Miniflex Inc.
Most of its patents print GB; this name counts in US. 7 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Precision Optical Transceivers B.V.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in NL. 8 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Precision Optical Transceivers B.V.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in NL. 0 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
BELDEN CDT INC.
Most of its patents print CA; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Miniflex Inc.
Most of its patents print GB; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 23, 202512,504,595Fiber reel and demarcation box assembly with reel controller and/or reversible coverOpticsPPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD.
Dec 23, 202512,504,586Fiber optical connectorsOpticsPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Dec 9, 202512,494,610Connector for providing more reliable signal propagation by maintaining conductor pin contact at certain perimeter portions thereofElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Dec 9, 202512,493,158Envelope system for slack cable storage boxOpticsPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Dec 9, 202512,493,154Optical fiber connector quick release clip that prevents damage to an optical fiber connector pulled from an adapterOpticsPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Dec 2, 202512,489,281Cable enclosure having a seal portion structurally configured to provide a sealed enclosure at multiple positions of a cover portion relative to a base portionElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Nov 18, 202512,476,430Single pair ethernet (SPE) connector and systemElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBELDEN CANADA ULC
Nov 18, 202512,476,392Conductor having an inner conductor engagerElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Nov 11, 202512,468,110Breakout that is configured to be tool-lessly coupled with a multi-fiber cableOpticsPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Oct 28, 202512,456,827Nut seal assembly for coaxial cable system components that provides a mechanically secure waterproof sealElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 18, 20252025/0382152REUSABLE REEL HOLDERHandlingPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Dec 4, 20252025/0372880DUAL FREQUENCY BAND DIRECTIONAL COUPLER WITH ENHANCED INSERTION LOSSTelecommunicationsPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Nov 20, 20252025/0355211ASSEMBLIES FOR PULLING, PUSHING, OR BLOWING A PLURALITY OF PRETERMINATED FIBER OPTIC CABLES THROUGH A DUCT AND ASSEMBLING A FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE PRETERMINATED FIBER OPTIC CABLE AFTER BEING PULLED, PUSHED, OR BLOWN THROUGH THE DUCTOpticsPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Nov 13, 20252025/0347883FIBER OPTIC CASSETTE CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE A MULTIFIBER CONNECTOR THAT IS CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE NETWORK REDUNDANCY AND/OR INCREASED FIBER DENSITYOpticsBELDEN CANADA ULC
Nov 13, 20252025/0347882FIBER OPTIC CASSETTE CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO ADAPTERSOpticsPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Nov 13, 20252025/0347881CABLE MANAGER CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE OPERATION OF A TRY PORTION IN A FIBER OPTIC PATCH PANELOpticsBELDEN CANADA ULC
Nov 6, 20252025/0344330COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ENCLOSURE WITH A MOVABLE COMPONENT ATTACHMENT PORTION CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO COMPONENTSAudio-visual technologyPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Nov 6, 20252025/0343013TAP MODIFICATION DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED OPERATING FREQUENCY RANGEElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Nov 6, 20252025/0341697ADAPTER MODULE CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED CABLE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT DIFFERENT BULKHEAD SHAPES, AND/OR SELECTIVE PANEL ENGAGEMENT WITHOUT REQUIRING A TOOLOpticsPPC BROADBAND, INC.
Nov 6, 20252025/0341696EXTENDER CONFIGURED TO MOUNT AN ENCLOSURE SPACED APART FROM A MOUNTING SURFACE TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR SLACK CABLE STORAGETelecommunicationsPPC BROADBAND, INC.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Optics 77 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 38 · Handling 9 · Digital communication 8 · Telecommunications 7 · Audio-visual technology 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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