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Brady Corporation (BRC)

NYSE: BRC · Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries · Milwaukee, WI · 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

481 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 Brady Corporation’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
481
413 utility, 68 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
11
Against 17 in 2024 and 10 in 2023
Applications published
307
9 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
15
a subsidiary, its own name, its holding company
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 technology32
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy7
Civil engineering6
Audio-visual technology6
Mechanical elements5
Handling4
Textile and paper machines4
Measurement3
Furniture, games1
Other consumer goods1
Control1
Medical technology1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name15 counted
Brady Worldwide, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
208 granted
35 published
The Code Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
168 granted
33 published
Precision Dynamics Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
93 granted
38 published
The Code Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
0 granted
125 published
Brady Worldwide, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
62 published
Precision Dynamics Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
9 published
NORDIC ID OYJ a subsidiary
FI, as the owner printed on each patent
4 granted
2 published
Tricor Direct, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
3 granted
0 published
GRAVOTECH MARKING a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
1 published
Brady Corporation Limited its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB, printed in CA)
1 granted
0 published
Brady Development, Inc. its holding company
US, as the owner printed on each patent; a holding company under the name BRADY CORP
1 granted
0 published
Brady Groupe SAS a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in FR
0 granted
1 published
Brady International Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
MAGICARD LTD a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Magicard Ltd a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (2)
W.H. Brady N.V.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in BE. 73 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
BRADY CORP
Most of its patents print GB; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 16, 202512,498,440Barcode-reading system that utilizes beacon messages to communicate information about barcode-reading devicesMeasurementThe Code Corporation
Jul 22, 2025D1,085,357Ball valve lockout deviceBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Jul 15, 202512,361,243Battery latch assembly with a plurality of latch points for robust impact protection in barcode-reading devicesComputer technologyBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Jul 8, 202512,351,356Asymmetric peel plate for a label-dispensing apparatus and peel assist plateHandlingBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Jul 8, 202512,350,941Nozzle sealing tapeTextile and paper machinesBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Jun 3, 202512,321,408Systems and methods for facilitating the creation of digital labels to supplement printed physical labelsComputer technologyBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Jun 3, 202512,320,163Multicable lockout deviceMechanical elementsBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Mar 18, 202512,252,904Panel door lockoutCivil engineeringBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Jan 28, 202512,210,930Barcode-reading system utilizing a machine learning model that is trained to predict decodability of an image by a barcode-decoding moduleComputer technologyThe Code Corporation
Jan 21, 202512,204,982Using a barcode to facilitate secure near-field communicationComputer technologyThe Code Corporation
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Sep 18, 20252025/0289251PRINTER MATERIAL HOLDER SYSTEM AND METHODHandlingBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Sep 18, 20252025/0289248PRINTER CUTTER SYSTEM AND METHODMachine toolsBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Sep 18, 20252025/0289234PRINTER MAINTENANCE CAROUSEL SYSTEM AND METHODTextile and paper machinesBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Sep 4, 20252025/0276590ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) LOCKOUT APPARATUSES AND METHODSElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Jul 24, 20252025/0236479CARTRIDGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODHandlingBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Jul 17, 20252025/0232553Dynamically Defining the Region Of Interest (ROI) for Captured Images that are Processed by a Decoder in a Camera-Based Barcode-Reading DeviceComputer technologyThe Code Corporation
Jul 17, 20252025/0229527FLUID EJECTION HEAD HAVING FLUID VISCOSITY COMPENSATIONTextile and paper machinesBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Mar 13, 20252025/0087431ROTARY CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCKOUT SYSTEM AND METHODElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBrady Worldwide, Inc.
Feb 13, 20252025/0053765Barcode-Reading System in which Decoding Occurs on a Remote ServerComputer technologyThe Code Corporation
Oct 17, 20242024/0343931Specialized Inksets and Alternative Fluids and Related SystemsTextile and paper machinesBrady Worldwide, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Textile and paper machines 4 · Computer technology 4 · Mechanical elements 2 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 2 · Handling 2 · Machine tools 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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